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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

phone

1i00She 02i00phoned01i00 me to say she were running late.02i02br
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01i00She phoned me that she were running late.02i02br
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00Are they correct and mean the same?02br
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00Can 01i00phone02i00 be replaced by 01i00call02i00?02br
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00Thanks02br
00LiJ0-
  

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02i 02br 02br 00Are they correct and mean the same? 01font 00Yes, they mean the same. Your verb tense was not correct.

— Susankay

  • 02i 02br 02br 00Are they correct and mean the same?
  • 01font 00Yes, they mean the same.
  • Your verb tense was not correct.
  • She was/ they were02font 02br 02br 00Can 01i 00phone02i 00 be replaced by 01i 00call02i 00?
  • 01font 00Yes02font 02br 02br 00Thanks0-
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1i00She 02i00phoned01i00 me to say she 01font00was02font00 running late.02i02br
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01i00She phoned me that she 01font00was02font00 running late.02i02br
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00Are they correct and mean the same? 01font
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0Hi,02br
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01i01font00She 01u00phoned me / called02u00 me that she was running late.02font02i02br
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00To me, both of these seem pretty substandard. Perhaps it's some kind of regional speech?02br
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00Best wishes, Clive 0-
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0Thanks, Susankay and Clive.02br
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00I think 'phone' is often used in British English because I often see it in my grammar book Cambridge.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Yes, 'phone' as a verb is fine. 02br
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00What I meant was the construction 'She phoned me that . . . ' I suppose it's sort of OK, but 'She called me that . . ' seems less so.02br
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00As I said, these constructions may be used in some regions, but not really in mine.02br
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00Best wishes, Cliv
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1i00She 02i00phoned01i00 me to say she 01font00was02font00 running late. 01font00OK.02font02br
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01i00She phoned me that she 01font00was02font00 running late. 01font
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0Got it! Thanks, Clive and CJ.0-
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