Learnenglish  +  890795 Mon, 07 Sep 09 01:31 PM Dear Teacher,         I meet the sentences in a novel:             The intercom paged a passenger to the white courtesy telephone, but the name was garbled and I didn't think anyone would respond.              Question:   What's the meaning of "paged" here?  the white courtesy telephone?            I picked up my rental car and a sheet map and by 5:15 was headed north on U.S 1.  Twenty miles to Fort Lauderdale, another fifteen to Boca Raton.              Question:  What's the meaning of "U.S.1"?  Is it the name of a road? Should I pronounce U.S. 1 "us one or first"?               Thanks. Learnenglish Joined on Wed, Aug 1 2007 New Member 42 Sentences, Colours, Countries, United States

	Mister Micawber  +  890942 Mon, 07 Sep 09 03:34 PM What's the meaning of "paged" here?-- Called out somebody's name over a P.A. system. What's the meaning of "U.S.1"? Is it the name of a road?-- Yes Should I pronounce U.S. 1 "you ess one"?-- Yes. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,833 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Countries, United States

	Learnenglish  +  892257 Tue, 08 Sep 09 01:35 PM But what's the meaning of the white courtesy telephone?     Thanks. Learnenglish Colours

	Mister Micawber  +  892258 Tue, 08 Sep 09 01:39 PM A free public telephone for incoming calls Mister Micawber

	khoff  +  892846 Tue, 08 Sep 09 10:49 PM Typically in an American airport there will be special white telephones in various locations.  If someone calls the airport in some kind of emergency and needs to speak to an arriving or departing passenger, an announcement will be made  over the loudspeaker, saying something like, "Mister Fleeglebork, Mister Phineas Fleeglebork, please come to a white paging telephone. " (or "courtesy teleophone." ) Mister Fleeglebork can then go to any of the white telephones and be connected to the right caller.  It's also very typical that the sound is not very clear and the names are hard to understand. khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,278 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert) Colours, Countries, United States, American