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Here is my business/visiting/contact card. You can call/contact/reach me at/on this number. Kindly let me know which combination is more common ... Home Forums What'snew Members Login Register What'snew Search Newposts Searchforums Help Rules Menu Login Register Installtheapp Install Forums LearningEnglish AskaTeacher PopularTopics Youareusinganoutofdatebrowser.Itmaynotdisplaythisorotherwebsitescorrectly.Youshouldupgradeoruseanalternativebrowser. Youcancall/contactmeat/onthisnumber.Whichcombinationismorecommon? Threadstarter AamirTariq Startdate Mar14,2017 1 2 Next 1of2 Next Last A AamirTariq SeniorMember Joined Mar28,2016 MemberType InterestedinLanguage NativeLanguage Urdu HomeCountry Pakistan CurrentLocation Pakistan Whenyougivesomeoneyourcontactnumberandaskhimorhertocontactyouon/atthatnumberhowwouldyouaskhimorhertocontactyouat/onthesamenumber? Hereismybusiness/visiting/contactcard.Youcancall/contact/reachmeat/onthisnumber. Kindlyletmeknowwhichcombinationismorecommonandnaturalamongnativespeakers. Regards, AamirtheGlobalCitizen   emsr2d2 Moderator Staffmember Joined Jul28,2009 MemberType EnglishTeacher NativeLanguage BritishEnglish HomeCountry UK CurrentLocation UK "Here'smycard.Youcancontactmeonthatnumber." However,itwouldbeabitpointlesstogivesomeoneacardwithaphonenumberonifyoucan'tbereachedatthatnumber!I'djustgowith"Here'smycard".   A AamirTariq SeniorMember Joined Mar28,2016 MemberType InterestedinLanguage NativeLanguage Urdu HomeCountry Pakistan CurrentLocation Pakistan emsr2d2said: "Here'smycard.Youcancontactmeonthatnumber." However,itwouldbeabitpointlesstogivesomeoneacardwithaphonenumberonifyoucan'tbereachedatthatnumber!I'djustgowith"Here'smycard". Clicktoexpand... Thereisapossibilitythattherearemorethanonenumberormaybethreenumbersandsincethecardwasprintedacoupleofyearsagothepersonmaynotbeusingoneortwoofthemandonlyoneofthenumbersiscurrentlyactive.   A AamirTariq SeniorMember Joined Mar28,2016 MemberType InterestedinLanguage NativeLanguage Urdu HomeCountry Pakistan CurrentLocation Pakistan emsr2d2said: "Here'smycard.Youcancontactmeonthatnumber." However,itwouldbeabitpointlesstogivesomeoneacardwithaphonenumberonifyoucan'tbereachedatthatnumber!I'djustgowith"Here'smycard". Clicktoexpand... FromwhatIcanseeinyouranswer.Youhaveusedtwo"prepositions" "Here'smycard.Youcancontactmeonthatnumber." And "ifyoucan'tbereachedatthatnumber!I'djustgowith"Here'smycard". Socanboththeprepositions"on"and"at"beusedwith"number"or"at"isusedwhileyouusetheverb"reach"?as"Youcanreachmeatthisnumber"andshouldweusethepreposition"on"whileweuse"contact","Youcancontactmeonthisnumber"or"Youcancontactmeatthisnumber"isalsocorrect?   emsr2d2 Moderator Staffmember Joined Jul28,2009 MemberType EnglishTeacher NativeLanguage BritishEnglish HomeCountry UK CurrentLocation UK AamirTariqsaid: Thereisapossibilitythatthere[STRIKE]are[/STRIKE]ismorethanonenumber,[STRIKE]or[/STRIKE][STRIKE]maybe[/STRIKE]maybethreenumbers.[STRIKE]and[/STRIKE]Sincethecardwasprintedacoupleofyearsago,thepersonmaynotbeusingoneortwoofthemandonlyoneofthenumbersiscurrentlyactive. Clicktoexpand... Seeabove.Ihopethatpersondoesn'texpecttobesuccessfulinwhateverbusinessthey'rein,ifthey'rethatdisorganisedwiththeirbusinesscards! However,let'sassumeyou'reright.Iwouldsay"Here'smycard.Youcanreachmeatthefirst/second/thirdnumber".   A AamirTariq SeniorMember Joined Mar28,2016 MemberType InterestedinLanguage NativeLanguage Urdu HomeCountry Pakistan CurrentLocation Pakistan emsr2d2said: Seeabove.Ihopethatpersondoesn'texpecttobesuccessfulinwhateverbusinessthey'rein,ifthey'rethatdisorganisedwiththeirbusinesscards! However,let'sassumeyou'reright.Iwouldsay"Here'smycard.Youcanreachmeatthefirst/second/thirdnumber". Clicktoexpand... Youareabsolutelyright,however,ithasbecomeacommonpracticeinPakistanamongthosewhorunlow-profilebusinesseslikethosewhoareshopkeepersorlocalvendors,theycan'taffordtospendmoneyonprintingfreshcards,sotheyjustlettheirclientsknowwhichofthosenumbersareactiveandnon-active.   R Rover_KE Moderator Staffmember Joined Jun20,2010 MemberType RetiredEnglishTeacher NativeLanguage English HomeCountry England CurrentLocation England Whydon'ttheyjustcrossout/delete/strikethroughthenon-activenumbers?   jutfrank VIPMember Joined Mar5,2014 MemberType EnglishTeacher NativeLanguage English HomeCountry England CurrentLocation England I'duseonlyon.   CharlieBernstein VIPMember Joined Jan28,2009 MemberType Other NativeLanguage English HomeCountry UnitedStates CurrentLocation UnitedStates AamirTariqsaid: Whenyougivesomeoneyourcontactnumberandaskhimorhertocontactyouatthatnumberhowwouldyouaskhimorhertocontactyouatthesamenumber? Hereismybusinesscard.Youcancall/contact/reachmeatthisnumber. Kindlyletmeknowwhichcombinationismorecommonandnaturalamongnativespeakers. Regards, AamirtheGlobalCitizen Clicktoexpand... Call,contact,andreachareallfine.Wecallthembusinesscards.Onlyatiscorrect.It'sfinetohandsomeoneabusinesscardandsay"Youcancallmeatthisnumber."   R Rover_KE Moderator Staffmember Joined Jun20,2010 MemberType RetiredEnglishTeacher NativeLanguage English HomeCountry England CurrentLocation England CharlieBernsteinsaid: Onlyatiscorrect. Clicktoexpand... InBE,'on'isjustfine.   A AamirTariq SeniorMember Joined Mar28,2016 MemberType InterestedinLanguage NativeLanguage Urdu HomeCountry Pakistan CurrentLocation Pakistan Rover_KEsaid: Whydon'ttheyjustcrossout/delete/strikethroughthenon-activenumbers? Clicktoexpand... Verygoodquestionindeedbutquiteirrelevanttothemaintopic.Butanyway,Iwouldanswerthat.Someofthemdostrikethroughthenon-activenumbersbutmostofthemdon'tbother,theyaretoolazytodothat.   G GoesStation NoLongerWithUs Joined Dec22,2015 MemberType InterestedinLanguage NativeLanguage AmericanEnglish HomeCountry UnitedStates CurrentLocation UnitedStates Rover_KEsaid: InBE,'on'isjustfine. Clicktoexpand... Ifindmyselfusingandhearing"on"moreandmoreofteninAmE.   CharlieBernstein VIPMember Joined Jan28,2009 MemberType Other NativeLanguage English HomeCountry UnitedStates CurrentLocation UnitedStates AamirTariqsaid: Verygoodquestion,indeed​,butquiteirrelevanttothemaintopic.Butanyway,I'll(Iwill)answerthat.Someofthemdostrikethroughthenon-activenumbers,butmostofthemdon'tbother.Theyaretoolazytodothat.​Iam,too! Clicktoexpand... NativeEnglishspeakersoftenmisuseandabusetheword"would."Mostcommonly,peopleanswerquestionsbysaying"Iwouldsay...."(Orworse,"So,Iwouldsay....): You:"Whatcausesinflation?" Me:"So,Iwouldsaythatthechiefcausesare...."​ Sometimesit'sanervoustic,andsometimeit'sawayofstallingwhilethinkingupagoodanswer.It'sbettertoskipthepreambleandjustsaywhatyou'resaying.Wedon'tcarewhatpeoplewouldsay.Wecarewhattheydosay:"Thechiefcausesare...."   jutfrank VIPMember Joined Mar5,2014 MemberType EnglishTeacher NativeLanguage English HomeCountry England CurrentLocation England CharlieBernsteinsaid: Sometimesit'sanervoustic,andsometimeit'sawayofstallingwhilethinkingupagoodanswer. Clicktoexpand... Iwouldsayit'smoreofawayofdistancingyourselffromwhatyousay.Thereareseveralreasonswhypeoplemightdothis.Acommonreasonistoshowthatyouarestatingopinionratherthanfact.Andsometimesitisawayofrespectfullysofteningdisagreementwithwhatsomebodyhassaid. It'sbettertoskipthepreambleandjustsaywhatyou'resaying.Wedon'tcarewhatpeoplewouldsay.Wecarewhattheydosay:"Thechiefcausesare...." Clicktoexpand... Evidently,wedocareaboutthewaypeoplesaythings,too.   G GoesStation NoLongerWithUs Joined Dec22,2015 MemberType InterestedinLanguage NativeLanguage AmericanEnglish HomeCountry UnitedStates CurrentLocation UnitedStates IwouldagreethatI'veusedwould​perfectlywellinthissentence.   CharlieBernstein VIPMember Joined Jan28,2009 MemberType Other NativeLanguage English HomeCountry UnitedStates CurrentLocation UnitedStates jutfranksaid: Iwouldsayit'smoreofawayofdistancingyourselffromwhatyousay.Thereareseveralreasonswhypeoplemightdothis.Acommonreasonistoshowthatyouarestatingopinionratherthanfact. I'mnotconvincedthatthat'swhypeopledoit.Afterall,it'susuallyclearwhethersomeoneissharingopinionsorfact,andwehaveplentyofmoredirectwaysofmakingitclearwhenneeded: -Ithink.... -Inmyopinion.... -Itseemstomethat.... -I'veobservedthat.... Andsometimesitisawayofrespectfullysofteningdisagreementwithwhatsomebodyhassaid. Ineverhear"Iwouldsay"thatway.Indirectnessisn'tpolite,it'sjustindirect.(Whichcanbeannoying-notpoliteatall.)Wehaveplentyofdirectwaysofpolitelydisagreeing: -Youmakesomegoodpoints,but.... -Iunderstandhowyoumightthinkthat,but.... -You'recertainlyingoodcompanywiththat,but.... -Iusedtothinkthat,too.Ichangedmymindbecause.... -I'vewonderedaboutthat,myself.TheproblemIrunintoisthat.... Evidently,wedocareaboutthewaypeoplesaythings,too. Exactly![/QUOTE] WheneverIhearsomeonestartwith"I'dliketothankeveryone..."Ialwaysexpectthemtofinishwith,"...butIcan't!" Clicktoexpand...   Lastedited:Mar16,2017 T Tdol Editor,UsingEnglish.com Staffmember Joined Nov13,2002 MemberType NativeLanguage BritishEnglish HomeCountry UK CurrentLocation Japan GoesStationsaid: Ifindmyselfusingandhearing"on"moreandmoreofteninAmE. Clicktoexpand... Obviously,improvementsarebeingmadeacrossthepond.Sortoutcellphoneandsoccernext.:lol:   A AamirTariq SeniorMember Joined Mar28,2016 MemberType InterestedinLanguage NativeLanguage Urdu HomeCountry Pakistan CurrentLocation Pakistan CharlieBernsteinsaid: NativeEnglishspeakersoftenmisuseandabusetheword"would."Mostcommonly,peopleanswerquestionsbysaying"Iwouldsay...."(Orworse,"So,Iwouldsay....):You:"Whatcausesinflation?" Me:"So,Iwouldsaythatthechiefcausesare...."​ Sometimesit'sanervoustic,andsometimeit'sawayofstallingwhilethinkingupagoodanswer.It'sbettertoskipthepreambleandjustsaywhatyou'resaying.Wedon'tcarewhatpeoplewouldsay.Wecarewhattheydosay:"Thechiefcausesare...." Clicktoexpand... Firstofall,thankyouverymuchfornotonlycorrectingthemistakesImadeinmyquestionbutalsoforexpandingyouranswerbygivingextrabitofdetailabout"would"andsharingyourmostvaluablethoughts.However,theadditionalphraseyouaddedintheend"Theyaretoolazytodothat.​Iam,too!"mademelaughalot.IwishIhadabusinessofmyown,evenasmallone,andIwishIcouldbelazyaswellandIhadsometimetorelax.Anywaythanksagainformakingmelaugh.   jutfrank VIPMember Joined Mar5,2014 MemberType EnglishTeacher NativeLanguage English HomeCountry England CurrentLocation England Tdolsaid: Obviously,improvementsarebeingmadeacrossthepond.Sortoutcellphoneandsoccernext.:lol: Clicktoexpand... Forthesakeofargument--Atleastcellphoneisbetterthanmobilephone.'Mobile'?Maybethatwasimpressiveoncebutinthisdayandage?Andsoccerisagood,properBritishword,whatwhat?(IhavemoreofanissuewiththeU.S.useoffootball--Imean,theballbarelyevertouchesthefoot!)   A AamirTariq SeniorMember Joined Mar28,2016 MemberType InterestedinLanguage NativeLanguage Urdu HomeCountry Pakistan CurrentLocation Pakistan jutfranksaid: Forthesakeofargument--Atleastcellphoneisbetterthanmobilephone.'Mobile'?Maybethatwasimpressiveoncebutinthisdayandage?Andsoccerisagood,properBritishword,whatwhat?(IhavemoreofanissuewiththeU.S.useoffootball--Imean,theballbarelyevertouchesthefoot!) Clicktoexpand... Yeah,exactlyandthat'swhatconfusedmealotwhenIstartedlearningEnglishandfoundnofeetwereactuallyinvolvedinAmericanfootballandstillitwascalledfootball.   1 2 Next 1of2 Next Last Youmustloginorregistertoreplyhere. 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