a morning call?

Status
Not open for further replies.

maoyueh

Member
Joined
May 28, 2011
Member Type
Retired English Teacher
Native Language
Chinese
Home Country
Taiwan
Current Location
Taiwan
Is it correct to say "a morning call" instead of "a wake-up call"? Many thanks to you.
 

JohnParis

Senior Member
Joined
Oct 4, 2011
Member Type
Retired Academic
Native Language
English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
France
If you are speaking with someone at a hotel's reception desk, then you would be understood.
But in other contexts, you may not. Sometimes, sales people have early morning calls they make on clients to maximize the time they can spend with each.
 

maoyueh

Member
Joined
May 28, 2011
Member Type
Retired English Teacher
Native Language
Chinese
Home Country
Taiwan
Current Location
Taiwan
If you are speaking with someone at a hotel's reception desk, then you would be understood.
But in other contexts, you may not. Sometimes, sales people have early morning calls they make on clients to maximize the time they can spend with each.

Thank you very much, JohnParis,

But I'd like to ask one more question. Do native speakers of English call the reception desk and say "I need a morning call for six o'clock tomorrow morning?" Thank you again.
 

SoothingDave

VIP Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2009
Member Type
Interested in Language
Native Language
American English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
Thank you very much, JohnParis,

But I'd like to ask one more question. Do native speakers of English call the reception desk and say "I need a morning call for six o'clock tomorrow morning?" Thank you again.

No. They ask for a wake-up call in AmE. In BrE, I believe, they ask for an alarm call.
 

JohnParis

Senior Member
Joined
Oct 4, 2011
Member Type
Retired Academic
Native Language
English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
France
Americans would say "I'd like a wake-up call."
 

emsr2d2

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 28, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK
No. They ask for a wake-up call in AmE. In BrE, I believe, they ask for an alarm call.

You're right about BrE - "Can I book an alarm call for 6am please?"
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top