Re: CHAT: New to list

Tristan scripsit:

> And on another note, and addressed to any who hears it, do Americans not
> use 'ring (someone) up' and Brits not use 'call (someone) (up)' to mean
> to communicate over the telephone? I was reading something the other day
> which made use of Americans use of the latter and Brits the former to
> the exclusion of the other... In Australia, both are used.
At least the claim about Americans is true.  Telephones ring (intransitive),
people don't.

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