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Hi Dierk,
On 13 June 2001 at 09:45:54 +0200 (which was 08:45 where I live)
Dierk Haasis wrote to Marck D. Pearlstone and made these points:
>> Correct.
DH> OK, I am not a native speaker but quite an accomplished linguist
DH> (at least I have a degree), but "phone" is for a long time now
DH> (since the late 19th cent., making it as old as the facility
DH> itself) independent word and not just an abbreviation. That's why
DH> the abbrev indicator is obsolete.
DH> The main entry in the OED, BTW, reads "phone [...] Also 'phone." So
DH> technically Stefan is correct as it can be used, but it is highly
DH> unusual.
As you say, both are right and no ' is usual. I tend to use "Tel.
Number" rather than "Phone number" in written English because there is
something almost lazy about the word "phone" and, to me, it looks
naked without the abbreviation mark. Even in spoken English the word
"phone" has a colloquial feel. While it is used commonly, those more
concerned with correctness and enunciation say "telephone" in full.
Thus, despite usage and the dictionary, the "'phone" form still has a
place in the English language.
Of course, I'm speaking more for native English in England than for
anywhere else.
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Cheers -- .\\arck D. Pearlstone -- List moderator and fellow end user
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