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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Put phone down (landline)

If it's a landline phone is this sentence possible? She's not holding the whole landline phone only the receiver, which she puts down after talking.

She put the phone down.

  

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Yes, 'she put the phone down. also still say other phrases from the days when all phones were land lines. eg we hang up on someone eg we dial a number Clive

  • Yes, 'she put the phone down.
  • also still say other phrases from the days when all phones were land lines.
  • eg we hang up on someone eg we dial a number Clive
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Yes, 'she put the phone down.

also still say other phrases from the days when all phones were land lines.

eg we hang up on someone

eg we dial a number


Clive

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