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Thread: On or at my home number. Which is more suitable, on or at?

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    Default On or at my home number. Which is more suitable, on or at?

    1) Please call me at my home number or on my home number.

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    Default Re: On or at my home number. Which is more suitable, on or at?

    On.

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    Default Re: On or at my home number. Which is more suitable, on or at?

    I'd say "at."

    Another quirky American/UK thing?
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    Default Re: On or at my home number. Which is more suitable, on or at?

    Yup. Another quirky American/UK thing. I (from England) am fairly sure that I used to say at. I know that, after seeing a lot of American films (I don't say movies - yet) and TV, and working with American colleagues, I now say on.

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    Default Re: On or at my home number. Which is more suitable, on or at?

    I'd say "at".
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    Default Re: On or at my home number. Which is more suitable, on or at?

    Quote Originally Posted by bhaisahab View Post
    I'd say "at".
    So Americans say call at, whereas British more likely to say call on?

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    Default Re: On or at my home number. Which is more suitable, on or at?

    Quote Originally Posted by ostap77 View Post
    So Americans say call at, whereas British more likely to say call on?
    I'd say the other way round.

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    So Americans say call at, whereas British more likely to say call on?
    No, the opposite, I am British.
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    Default Re: On or at my home number. Which is more suitable, on or at?

    Use either one and you`ll be correct. With cell phones, however, it`s "call me on my cell phone."
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    Default Re: On or at my home number. Which is more suitable, on or at?

    Totally agree there -- call me on my cell phone, call me on my land line, but call me AT this number. (American point of view)
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