Liveinjapan  +  506265 Mon, 28 Apr 08 01:44 AM She phoned me to say she were running late. She phoned me that she were running late. Are they correct and mean the same? Can phone be replaced by call? Thanks LiJ Liveinjapan Joined on Sun, Feb 4 2007 Osaka, Japan Senior Member 2,280 Please feel free to correct any words I wrote.LiJ

	Susankay  +  506277 Mon, 28 Apr 08 02:40 AM She phoned me to say she was running late. She phoned me that she was running late. Are they correct and mean the same? Yes, they mean the same. Your verb tense was not correct. She was/ they were Can phone be replaced by call? Yes Thanks Susankay Joined on Sat, Jan 19 2008 Full Member 201 Verbs, Tenses

	Clive  +  506283 Mon, 28 Apr 08 03:11 AM Hi, She phoned me / called me  that she was running late. To me, both of these seem pretty substandard. Perhaps it's some kind of regional speech? Best wishes, Clive   Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,628 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Liveinjapan  +  506300 Mon, 28 Apr 08 04:20 AM Thanks, Susankay and Clive. I think 'phone' is often used in British English because I often see it in my grammar book Cambridge. Liveinjapan Grammar, British English

	Clive  +  506305 Mon, 28 Apr 08 04:28 AM Hi, Yes, 'phone' as a verb is fine. What I meant was the construction 'She phoned me that . . . '  I suppose it's sort of OK, but 'She called me that . . ' seems less so. As I said, these constructions may be used in some regions, but not really in mine. Best wishes, Clive Clive Verbs, Constructions

	CalifJim  +  506317 Mon, 28 Apr 08 04:47 AM She phoned me to say she was running late. OK. She phoned me that she was running late.  No.  I wouldn't use this. Are they correct and mean the same? See above. Can phone be replaced by call? Yes. CJ  CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,415 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche