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Pter Posted 18 years ago
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Please call me at/on 5678-1234

0Should I use 01i01b00at02b02i00 or 01i01b00on02b02i00 before a phone number?02br
00If the phone number is considered something like an address, it seems that we should use 01i01b00at02b02i00. If the phone number is equivalent to "the phone" or "the line", 01i01b00on02b02i00 would be more appropriate.02br
00Which one is better?02br
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0 I always use 01i00at02i00.02br
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0Thanks Jim. How about the following?02br
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001. Please call me at/on this number 5678-1234.02br
002. Please call me at/on extension 1234. 02br
003. Please call me at/on my direct line 5678-1234. 02br
004. Please call me at/on my mobile 5678-1234. 0-
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0 It's 01b00on02b00 the device -- 01b00at02b00 the number.02br
00at this number -- 1234556767102br
00on my direct line at 1234556767102br
00on my mobile at 1234556767102br
00And: 02br
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01i01b00on02b00 extension 123402i02br
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0Thank you very much again. It is very clear to me now. However, I can't resist to ask why it is "01i01b00on02b02i00 extension 1234". I know we don't always have answers on the use of prepositions, but extension 1234 is just another form of phone number. Why isn't it 01i01b00at02b02i00? 0-
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CalifJim I always use at.CJ

So do I. I often hear "on", but I have no idea where that usage comes from.
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It's a US versus British thing. Americans say "at", Brits say "on."

So you choose: Call me at 123-4567 or Call me on 123-4567.

Hope you get the calls you want!!

Margaret
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I am American so I say at, but I go to school in Germany where they learn British English so I often don't know what I should use!!
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I agree, working on website with phone numbers in the UK, and it is always problematic for me to find the correct way to spell it - on or at the phone number. For example, on this page i really struggled with this issue. Actually after reading the answers on this page, i can see i got some work to do : )

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