meantolearn  +  412017 Fri, 31 Aug 07 09:39 AM Hi, I made a phone call and the other party said, "You've got the wrong number." Can the person just said, "You've dialed the wrong number?" What are the differences between "got the wrong number" and "dialed the wrong number"? Thanks, meantolearn Joined on Thu, Feb 24 2005 Regular Member 808 I think; therefore I am.

	nona the brit  +  412018 Fri, 31 Aug 07 09:41 AM It's just not common to say 'you've dialled the wrong number' but I suppose you could if you wanted to. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	meantolearn  +  412025 Fri, 31 Aug 07 10:16 AM Hi, Nona. I guess it's not uncommon to say "dialed the wrong number" in the States. But, I'm not so sure there are any differences between "get" and "dial" in the context? Here are my explanations. You've got the wrong number ---  the number I pressed  123-4567  and  the number of the other party was 123-4567. So, I didn't dial the wrong number. It was either someone wrote me a wrong number or someone misprinted the phone number on the ads or something. I just copy the information that I've had. You've dialed the wrong number -- the number I pressed 123-4567 and the number of the other party was 123-4568. So, I did dial the wrong number. What do you think? Thanks for your reply. meantolearn

	nona the brit  +  412080 Fri, 31 Aug 07 12:53 PM I suppose you could stretch the meanings in that way but it isn't necessarily so. When you talk to someone on the phone, you have 'got' them on the phone. 'I've got Tracy on the phone' 'I can't get through to Brian' etc. When someone tells you you've got the wrong number it just means that you have got through to the wrong number/person. whether that is because you (or someone else) have written the number down incorrectly or that you misdialled isn't relevant. There is no way for the person answering the phone to know why you have called them in error. nona the brit

	Grammar Geek  +  412119 Fri, 31 Aug 07 02:25 PM I agree completely with Nona. There's no difference between the expressions at all from the person who answers the "wrong number" unless the conversation continues. If you are the caller, you may say "Oh, I'm so sorry. Can I confirm, did I dial 123-456-7890?" You may hear "Yes, but there's no Alan here; you've got the wrong number." Or you may hear "No, that's not my number. You dialed the wrong number." Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Difference Between, Conversations