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Jenthecute Posted 20 years ago
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quiet mode / silent mode / manner mode

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00when it comes to the cell-phones, which one do you use more often??02br
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00does the last one inappropriate?? because we do use that one too here in korea, but i never heard any native english speakers said that. 050010id1
  

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0 Most of us Japanese also say "manner mode". 02br 02br 00paco 0-

— Paco2004

  • 0 Most of us Japanese also say "manner mode".
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0 Most of us Japanese also say "manner mode". But "vibrate mode" and "silent mode" are much commoner among English speakers.02br
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0how about QUIET MODE? 05002br
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00and paco, just out of quriosity, are you Japanese teaching English in Japan? 05102br
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00i love your reports on Japanese dogs learning how to bow-wow in English. hehe010id111id1
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0 Hello Jen02br
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00I googled four phrases. Some 30000 people are using "vibrate mode", 15000 "silent mode", 600 "manner mode". The users of "quiet mode" are less than 500.02br
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00I'm an English learner and nothing more. I am earning by teaching how to design sewage treatment plants and garbage disposal plants.02br
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0 "manner mode"? I would have thought "manner01b00s02b00 mode" -- having good manners.02br
00 Interesting.02br
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00 CJ0-
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0Manner mode ? this is a new one for me. How does it work ?0-
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10"manner mode"? I would have thought "manner11b10s12b10 mode" -- having good manners.12br
10Interesting.12blockquote
10Since I read CJ's comment I have been thinking "manner mode" might be a made-in-Japan English phrase and have been looking for any evidence
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