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Wisdom27 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
'on' or 'in'
Dear all,
You are on call waiting.
You are in call waiting. I have heard both over the phone but which preposition is correct?
Thank you
You are on call waiting.
You are in call waiting. I have heard both over the phone but which preposition is correct?
Thank you
Top answer
I vote for "on".
- I vote for "on".
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I misread this at first (I think). For the meaning that I think you intend, it would be clearer to write "You are in/on call-waiting". This would help make it clearer that you are not "on call" and also "waiting".
I don't think there is a single correct answer to this. If the speaker visualises "call waiting" as a queue, then it would be "in". If the speaker is modelling the expression on
I don't think there is a single correct answer to this. If the speaker visualises "call waiting" as a queue, then it would be "in". If the speaker is modelling the expression on
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