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JuanZZZ Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Telephone in a house

Hello my friends.

What's the correct term for the telephones in houses?

is it fixed phones/ land lines / home telephones?

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

You have a land line into the home, and a handset to use on it.

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  • You have a land line into the home, and a handset to use on it.
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You have a land line into the home, and a handset to use on it.
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And what about my question?
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Did I not give you an answer?
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What about the other terms?

can they be used in any situation?
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I have not met them.
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Hi guys,

In Canada, people normally say to me '444-5555 is my cell, and 444-12234 is my home phone".

Clive
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Thanks for the clarification Clive.
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CliveHi guys,

In Canada, people normally say to me '444-5555 is my cell, and 444-12234 is my home phone".

Clive
If I was to be pedantic [*** forbid], I would say that this is technically "xxxxx is my cell phone number and xxxx is my home phone number", but that in normal usage it is elided.

The problem as to what to call the phy
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I do hear "landline" quite a bit - even those cordless phones require a base that is plugged in to the phone system somewhere.
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Home phone, landline, residence (telephone) number - these are the most commonly used ones.
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