ENGLISH IN USE

[Anonymous]

WHICH ONE IS THE BEST WORD?

1.MOBILE PHONE.
2.HANDY.
3.CELLULAR PHONE.
4.CELL PHONE.

PLEASE ANSWER ME AND SAY WHY?

 

[RonBee]

WHICH ONE IS THE BEST WORD?

1.MOBILE PHONE.
2.HANDY.
3.CELLULAR PHONE.
4.CELL PHONE.

PLEASE ANSWER ME AND SAY WHY?

I think "cell phone" is used the most often in the USA.

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[shane]

I remember hearing many people in the UK just say "mobile"; it's quicker!

 

[Red5]

Very true, Shane! You might hear "cell-phone" once or twice, but "Mobile" is the standard.

 

[RonBee]

Very true, Shane! You might hear "cell-phone" once or twice, but "Mobile" is the standard.

To the best of my memory, that seems to be the breakdown: "cell phone" in the USA and "mobile" in the UK. (They had a discussion about that on the Dictionary.com Forum about that awhile back.)

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[Tdol]

I believe Germans say 'handy'