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Kekel  +  386057 Sat, 30 Jun 07 03:23 AM
What is the right to say?? In case you meat a person and you want to have their number and keep in touch!

To swift numbers
or
To change numbers?
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Philip  +  386075 Sat, 30 Jun 07 04:09 AM
 Kekel wrote:
What is the right to say?? In case you meat [meet] a person and you want to have their number and keep in touch!

To swift numbers
or
To change numbers?
  The word is "exchange".
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Brian518992, 2 yr 145 days ago
I think you mean "switch" not instead of "swift" in the first place, right?
Feebs11  +  386201 Sat, 30 Jun 07 11:01 AM
Exchange numbers - you take the other person's number in exchange for your number.
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Kekel  +  386369 Sat, 30 Jun 07 09:30 PM
Ooops, what a horrible typo (meat)... Sad [:(]
and yes, Brian, I meant switch. I heard it in a song and I mixed up the verbs!

So can it be switch and exchange??
Clive  +  386381 Sat, 30 Jun 07 10:18 PM

Hi,

Switch sounds wrong to me. If Tom and Mary switch hats, it sounds like they each go home with a different hat, and that it's a permanent exchange. Same idea with phone numbers, which thus sounds odd.

If you want a word that starts with 's', I would say swap phone numbers. 

Best wishes, Clive

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Kekel  +  386692 Sun, 01 Jul 07 07:50 PM
Hey, Clive!!

Interesting observations you gave us... but now I'm lost.
What word is more frequently used in a daily basis?? Swap or Exchange?


Clive  +  386713 Sun, 01 Jul 07 09:14 PM

Hi,

Probably 'swap'.

But in practice, I think these kinds of conversation often go like this -

Person A: I'll give you my number.

Person B: OK, mine is 444-1234.

Best wishes, Clive

Kekel, 2 yr 143 days ago
Thanks clive!!
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