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Re: CHAT: New to list

From:Joe <joe@...>
Date:Tuesday, January 21, 2003, 22:14
On Tuesday 21 January 2003 8:21 am, Nik Taylor wrote:
> Tristan wrote: > > 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've never heard "ring up" except in British shows.
OTOH, as a brit, I hear 'Call' a lot in everyday conversation, although I'll usually use 'ring'