maj  +  261 Wed, 07 May 03 11:02 PM Could provide me with sentences you would say when using a mobile/cell phone, or that have something to do with mobiles/cells? ex "Tomorrow, first thing in the morning,I must remember to connect my cell phone" maj Joined on Mon, Mar 31 2003 Senior Member 4,756

	hitchhiker  +  267 Thu, 08 May 03 02:23 PM Unless there's a specific reason, we normally just say 'phone' these days (In U.K) Apparently in the U.S they do use 'cell phone' I left my phone at home (UK) I've left my cell at home (US) I'll give you my cell phone number (US) I'll give you my mobile number (UK) hitchhiker Joined on Mon, Nov 18 2002 Richmond, UK Senior Member 4,036 Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement...

	tam  +  285 Sun, 11 May 03 06:07 PM Its not quite what you were asking for but I don't think the plural is mobiles or cells... its mobile phones or cell phones. Otherwise I think the meaning changes. tam Joined on Fri, Mar 21 2003 Junior Member 53 Plurals

	hitchhiker  +  302 Tue, 13 May 03 02:14 AM either is fine, but in U.K for me it's : "I don't have a signal" or "no reception" hitchhiker

	carla  +  939 Tue, 17 Jun 03 09:46 PM Hi - writing from the U.S., over here everyone uses "cell phone", though they would know what a mobile was. Often it gets abbreviated (in conversation, not in writing) to "cell", as in "call me on my cell" or "my cell is dead" (i.e. out of batteries). But it's just as often used as "cell phone" as in "I need to charge my cell phone tonight." carla Joined on Fri, Apr 11 2003 New Member 06 Conversations

	Teo  +  209683 Sun, 26 Mar 06 08:20 AM  Hitchhiker wrote: Unless there's a specific reason, we normally just say 'phone' these days (In U.K) Apparently in the U.S they do use 'cell phone' I left my phone at home (UK) I've left my cell at home (US) I think UK would use the present perfect while US would use the simple past. Teo Joined on Tue, Sep 28 2004 Taiwan Contributing Member 1,631 Thank you very much for your reply. Simple Past, Present Perfect

	Goodman  +  209694 Sun, 26 Mar 06 09:06 AM Teo, I really don't think it's that important, either one would be fine. Besides, the ['ve] sound is there but for non-natives, it may be not be noticeable in spoken English. In the US, there are terms and phrases we use that they may be be prevalent in UK or Europe: Dead spot, dropped call, you are breaking up etc. Goodman Joined on Mon, Nov 7 2005 Senior Member 3,816 The name says it all!