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Kevin X Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
"to get on my cell"
Hi,
When one says, "I got on my cell and called home," does it mean:
1. I turned my cell on and called home. OR
2. I used my cell to call home.
What confuses me is whether the "on" here is an adverb (as in a phrasal verb like [pick up]) or a preposition (as in a verbal phrase like [look at])?
Thanks a lot!
When one says, "I got on my cell and called home," does it mean:
1. I turned my cell on and called home. OR
2. I used my cell to call home.
What confuses me is whether the "on" here is an adverb (as in a phrasal verb like [pick up]) or a preposition (as in a verbal phrase like [look at])?
Thanks a lot!
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Kevin X Hi, When one says, "I got on my cell and called home," does it mean: 1. I turned my cell on and called home. OR 2.
- Kevin X Hi, When one says, "I got on my cell and called home," does it mean: 1.
- I turned my cell on and called home.
- OR 2.
- I used my cell to call home.
- What confuses me is whether the "on" here is an adverb (as in a phrasal verb like [pick up]) or a preposition (as in a verbal phrase like [look at])?
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Kevin XHi, When one says, "I got on my cell and called home," does it mean: 1. I turned my cell on and called home. OR 2. I used my cell to call home. What confuses me is whether the "on" here is an adverb (as in a phrasal verb like [pick up]) or a preposition (as in a verbal phrase like [look at])? Thanks a lot!In AmEng, we use "on the phone" as much or more
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