[General] call in vs call out

[gurpreetgill4u]

Call in : I believe we use call in to say that we asked somebody to help us out.
Ex:I called in my boyfriend to take a look at the door.

Call out:I believe we use call out to say that we need somebody's help.
Ex: I called out a plumber to take a look at the leaky pipe.

What is the difference?



Thanks in advance.

 

[emsr2d2]

I see little difference between them. I have both called in a plumber/electrician to do work for me and I have called out a friend to visit my house to help me with something. I don't think we use "call in" or "call out" exclusively for one situation or another.

 

[TheParser]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

Thanks for asking this question.

I had always thought that everyone would say something like: "I don't want to cook tonight. Let's call out for pizza."

By doing some googling, I discovered that (as usual) I was wrong. Many people also like "Let's call in for pizza."

 

[MikeNewYork]

Why would you "call in" if you went to a pizzeria?

 

[Rover_KE]

In BE, we say 'On our way home from the pub we called in Antonio's for a pizza to take home'.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Another BrE/AmE difference.

 

[emsr2d2]

I generally stop off somewhere on my way home, whether it's to pick up a pizza or something else. Mind you, I don't use call out/call in for food takeaway/delivery services.

Shall we get a pizza tonight?
Sounds great.
Takeaway or delivery?
Delivery! I'm not driving all the way over there to pick it up when they can bring it to me.
OK. I'll phone them now.

(In reality, I order that kind of food online these days.)