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Old 11-Jul-2005, 12:13
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Which is most common?
1. crank (telephone) call
2. prank call
3. junk call
4. nuisance call
5. unwanted call
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Old 12-Jul-2005, 01:57
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They're not the same- a prank call is someone playing a joke, not trying to sell you something you don't want. In BrE, I haven't heard 'crank call'.
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Old 12-Jul-2005, 02:57
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Thank you very much, tdol.
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