Is cell phone American word?
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- Is cell phone American word?
- Is cell phone British or American?
- What is the American term of cell phone?
- What type of word is cell phone?
- Why do Americans say mobile?
- What country uses the word cell phone?
- What do Brits call a cell phone?
- What is the cause of using cellphone?
- Which is the correct definition of cell phone?
- What makes a cell phone a World phone?
- Is the Word Mobile still used in the UK?
- When did they start using the word phoneword?
Is cell phone American word?
In British English they are called mobile phones; in American English they are called cell phones.
Is cell phone British or American?
The Differences Between British And American Terms
| British English | American English |
|---|---|
| mobile phone | cell phone |
| monkey tricks | monkeyshines |
| motorway | expressway; highway |
| mum/mummy | mom/mommy |
What is the American term of cell phone?
As far as I know, most Americans will understand "mobile" as a "cellphone". Also note in British it's usually pronounced like "moh-by-ul", /məʊbaɪl/, and Americans tend to say it like "moh-bul", /moʊbəl/. Both will usually understand the other term.
What type of word is cell phone?
Cellphone is a noun - Word Type.
Why do Americans say mobile?
Its progenitor, Mobilgas, was founded in the 1920s; Americans were already pronouncing mobile to rhyme with noble. So, when did those wretched Americans start mispronouncing mobile? They didn't. British speakers shifted their pronunciation of words ending in -ile from a short vowel sound to a long one.
What country uses the word cell phone?
The US, at least some of the Caribbean, Israel, and presumably Canada say 'cell. ' 'Mobile' is used in Australia, NZ, UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, Anglophone Africa, Malta, and Europe (in their own languages and when speaking English).
What do Brits call a cell phone?
6 Answers. In the UK, we use mobile and/or phone, and perhaps even mobi/moby (though I've never seen it written that way outside text messages. In the US, I've heard of cellular phone/cell phone/cell, and in Germany they call them handies (which still makes me chuckle for no good reason).
What is the cause of using cellphone?
Cell phones changed the life to become easier for people and they have many causes to use it daily, such as informing about emergency situations, keeping in touch with people, and managing the work. One of the major causes of using mobile phones is to inform about emergency situations.
Which is the correct definition of cell phone?
- cell phone. noun. /ˈsel fəʊn/. /ˈsel fəʊn/. (also cellular phone, informal cell) (especially North American English) ( British English usually mobile phone, mobile) jump to other results. a phone that does not have wires and works by radio, and that you can carry with you and use anywhere.
What makes a cell phone a World phone?
- Today most Smartphones are considered “world phones”, meaning they operate on many different cellular frequencies used by different cellular networks around the world.
Is the Word Mobile still used in the UK?
- In the UK "mobile" or "mobile phone" were the main terms but I think that is being replaced now by just "phone" - which is strange in that that is the one thing they are least used as. Highly active question.
When did they start using the word phoneword?
- Phonewords have been widely used for both local and toll-free numbers, with significant growth in the 1980s and 1990s. Local telephone numbers have always been subject to the constraint that the first digits must identify a geographic location, leaving less flexibility to select digits which spell specific phonewords.
