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Chan-Seung Lee

Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Posts: 1032

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:24 am Post subject: receive call

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1.She said she received many crank calls.
2.She said she answered many crank calls.

Last time, I asked which one is correct 'receive a cell phone' or 'answer a cell phone' on Help Center and got the answer in which 'answer a cell phone' is correct.
But, now I saw #1 in a book. so, I think #2 is correct rather than #1.

Could you tell me what I think is right or wrong?
If wrong, please explain why.

Thanks.

Lorikeet

Joined: 08 Oct 2005
Posts: 1877
Location: San Francisco

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:47 am Post subject: Re: receive call

Chan-Seung Lee wrote:

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1.She said she received many crank calls.
2.She said she answered many crank calls.

Number 1 is correct. Number 2 sounds like someone made a crank call and left a message on her answering machine, and when she got home she called them back.

You can answer a cell phone, or you can receive a call.
I answered my cell phone and found out it was my mother.
I received a call from my mother yesterday.
She left a note on my answering machine and I called her back and answered the call in the evening.

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