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Please call me on this number. You can reach me on this number. Acceptable everywhere, principally used in UK/Australia/New Zealand. EnglishLanguage&UsageStackExchangeisaquestionandanswersiteforlinguists,etymologists,andseriousEnglishlanguageenthusiasts.Itonlytakesaminutetosignup. Signuptojointhiscommunity Anybodycanaskaquestion Anybodycananswer Thebestanswersarevotedupandrisetothetop Home Public Questions Tags Users Unanswered Teams StackOverflowforTeams –Startcollaboratingandsharingorganizationalknowledge. CreateafreeTeam WhyTeams? Teams CreatefreeTeam Teams Q&Aforwork Connectandshareknowledgewithinasinglelocationthatisstructuredandeasytosearch. Learnmore "Callmethrough/at/onthisnumber" AskQuestion Asked 10years,6monthsago Modified 8years,9monthsago Viewed 714ktimes 54 27 Whatisthedifferencebetweenthefollowingwhenreferringtotelephonecalls? Pleasecallmeonthisnumber.Youcanreachmeonthisnumber. Pleasecallmeatthisnumber.Youcanreachmeat0088000900. Pleasecallmethroughthisnumber.Youcanreachusthroughthisnumber. Aretheyinterchangeable?Whichonewouldsoundmorenaturalandaccurate? word-choiceprepositionscollocationtelephoneat-on Share Improvethisquestion Follow editedJun15,2020at7:40 CommunityBot 1 askedJan23,2012at23:26 user17857user17857 4 Allcombinationsareacceptabletomeexceptcallmethroughthisnumber. – FumbleFingers Jan23,2012at23:49 Howaboutthis?mhsoac.ca.gov/meetings/meetings.aspx – user17857 Jan24,2012at1:12 1 Inthatlinktheusageis"YouwillnotbeabletospeaktotheCommissionersthroughthisnumber".That'sfinetomyear-butifyouaskmewhy,I'mnotcertain.Idon'tlike"Youcanspeaktomethroughthisnumber"much,thoughit'sbetterthancallmethrough(IthinkIcutmoreslackin"thirdperson"references).I'mnotusedto"reach[anyone,especiallyme]through"anactualphonenumber.I'mmoreusedto"Wecanbereachedthroughthetelephone".It'samedium,notan"accesscode". – FumbleFingers Jan24,2012at1:34 Iwoulduseon/at/throughfore-mailaddressesexactlyasIwouldusethemforphonenumbers(asansweredbelow). – PaulRichter Jan24,2012at2:00 Addacomment  |  6Answers 6 Sortedby: Resettodefault Highestscore(default) Datemodified(newestfirst) Datecreated(oldestfirst) 57 Pleasecallmeonthisnumber.Youcanreachmeonthisnumber. Acceptableeverywhere,principallyusedinUK/Australia/NewZealand.SoundsstrangetoNorthAmericanears,butunderstood. Pleasecallmeatthisnumber.Youcanreachmeat0088000900. Acceptableeverywhere,principallyusedinUS/Canada.MightsoundstrangetoEnglishspeakersoutsideNorthAmerica,butwidelyunderstood. Pleasecallmethroughthisnumber.Youcanreachusthroughthisnumber. Usuallyusedwhenthecallerwillneedtospeaktoanintermediarybeforebeingconnectedtothedesiredparty(suchaswhenareceptionistanswersallincomingcalls).Notgenerallyusedwhenthenumberconnectsdirectlytothedesiredparty(whichis"DID"DirectInwardDialinNorthAmerica,and"DDI"DirectDial-Inelsewhere). Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredJan24,2012at3:22 GregHewgillGregHewgill 1,3331010silverbadges1111bronzebadges 2 3 FinallysomeoneIcanagreewith!Whatyou'resayingisthatthroughisnormallyusedwhenthenumberwillconnectyoutoanintermediary-whowillthen"passyouthrough"tothepersonyou'retryingtoreach. – FumbleFingers Jan24,2012at4:01 2 WhileAmericanswouldn'tsay"callmeonthisnumber,"theydosay"callmeonthisline,"asinCallmeonthislineinsteadofthemainofficeorCallmeonmylandline;Idon'tgetcellserviceinmyapartment. – choster Jan24,2012at15:50 Addacomment  |  6 TomyAmericanear,"at"soundsthemostnatural,"through"islesscommon,and"on"isoneIwouldneveruse. TheonlywayIwoulduse"throughthisnumber"isifIhadmorethanonenumber,Imightsay"Youcanreachmethrough547-2146"toindicatethatI'mlesslikelytobeavailableattheothernumbers.ButingeneralI'duse"through"whenreferringtoapersonorplace,notnumber: Youcanreachmethroughmysister. Youcanreachmethroughtheoffice. whichwouldmeanImightnotbewithmysister/attheoffice,butifyoucallthemtheywillconnectyoutome. Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedJun15,2020at7:40 CommunityBot 1 answeredJan24,2012at0:53 PaulRichterPaulRichter 2,9671414silverbadges2121bronzebadges 6 2 I'llupvotethisbecauseyou'vesetoutwhatI'dconsiderfarmoreacceptable"waysofreachingmethrough[something]".ButIpersonallydon'tagreeanyofthestuffaboutusing"through"whentherearemultiplenumbersinplay.Iwoulddefinitelyuse"on"there. – FumbleFingers Jan24,2012at1:44 "On"isdefinitelytherightwordforaninternalline,notanumber:"It'sJeffonline3."But"on547-2146"justsoundsstrangetome. – PaulRichter Jan24,2012at1:50 1 Iagreeon"at"and"on".Tome,"through"isonlyappropriateinthe"forwarding-address"sense--"throughthemainofficenumber",butnotbecauseIhavemultiplenumbers. – MonicaCellio Jan24,2012at2:02 1 +1.ButI'duse"on"insomethinglike"Youcanreachmeonmycell-phoneat(867)555-5309." – ruakh Jan24,2012at3:46 1 @Mohammad:Itmaybethat"through[telephonenumber]"ismorecommonintheUS.I'mBritish,andingeneralit'sabit"odd"tome.Imyselfwouldalwaysuse"on"forphonenumbers.Tome,"through"workswith"mysister","theoffice"-becausethey'reintermediaries,butIcan'tseeasimplenumberasanintermediary. – FumbleFingers Jan24,2012at3:54  |  Show1morecomment 3 Ibelievethatallthreeinstancesareinterchangeable.ComingfromabackgroundofAmericanandAustralianEnglishnoneofthemstandoutasanyclearerormorenaturalthananother.Ithinkthatit'ssimplyamatterofpersonalpreferencebasedonwhereyouarefrom;apracticeofverysimplecolloquialisms.Forexampleifsomeonesaidtome"Hitmeuponthisnumber."Iwouldunderstandjustthesame. Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredJan24,2012at0:41 JakeJake 16311goldbadge11silverbadge66bronzebadges Addacomment  |  3 I'mprettysureI'veheardonused,butrarely,and,Iamcertain,byfolkswhosegeneraluseoftheEnglishlanguagepayslittleheedtothenotionofwhatisorisn'tproper.Useofathowevercomprises99pluspercentofwhatI'veseenorheard[inuse],orusedmyself,throughoutallpartsoftheUnitedStates,andalsocomesinvariationssuchas"reachmeat"or"I'llbeat".NeverhaveIknownanyonetousethroughinthiswaythough.Andnosurprisethere,asthewordimpliesanintermediaryandseemsthusinsensible. Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredJan24,2012at1:28 ThomasRaywoodThomasRaywood 32911silverbadge66bronzebadges 5 1 Ifyouthinkpeoplewhouse"on"don'tknow/carewhatis"proper"Icanonlyassumethere'sahugeUS/UKdividehere.Idoubtthecircumstancewillarise,butinmylettertotheQueen'sprivatesecretarytoconfirmmyavailabilitytobeknightedatHerMajesty'sconvenience,Iwouldhavenoqualmsinwriting"Pleasefeelfreetocallmeon012-3455589anytime,dayornight,andIshallmakemywaydirectlytothepalace".Imightnevergetthatknighthood,Iknow-butIwouldn'texpecttobepassedoverforbeingilliterate! – FumbleFingers Jan24,2012at2:17 Noindicationofapointhere.Isthisjustforsakeoflevity?Inowhearformyousooftenit'slikehavingdroppedintothelibraryonlytodiscoverit'syourdomicile.Itisafact,notanopinion,thatthereexistsacertainpercentageofthepopulation(U.S,UK,wherever)whichpayslittleheedtothenotionofwhatisorisn'tproperEnglish.Let'sstartwiththat.Withinthatsubsettherearethosewhotellotherstogivethemacall.Withinthatsubsettherearethosewhousethephrasingatissue...asmallfractionofwhomI'veoverheard.Thusthephrase"Iamcertain".Noif. – ThomasRaywood Jan24,2012at15:25 Tom,yourfirstsentencebaldlystatesthatpeoplewhousetheform"callmeon[number]"areeitherignorantorheedlessofwhatyouassumetobe"proper"useoflanguage.IdisagreebecauseIusethisform,andIdon'tacceptyourclassificationasapplyingtome.AsIsaid,itmightbeaUS/UKdifference,butyoursweepinggeneralisationiscertainlyunjustifiedfrommypointofview,whateverthereason. – FumbleFingers Jan24,2012at18:02 IamheretoattestunderoathandagainstallpainofcontradictionthatneitherFumbleFingersnoranyvisitingusersoftheking'sgoodEnglishwereamongthefractionofthesubsetofthesubsetofthesubsetofpersonsIexpresslyreferencedorinanywayalludedtoin,again,conveyingmyapparentlyshockingexperience.LetitalsoentertherecordthatatnopointdidIgooutofmywaytoensureofanyopportunitytobearwitnesstothethingsIhereinreport.IfitpleasethecourtIwouldtoGodthatIcouldwashmyearsofeverymisguidedoccasionwhereupontheaggrievedparties... – ThomasRaywood Jan24,2012at18:27 Okay,letitbefurthernotedintheannalsthatwebothspeakEnglish,andwilleachtoleratetheother'slinguisticproclivitieshereinafter,beingmindfulofthepotentialfordisharmonywhichmaybeoccasionedbythepassingofaspersionsfoundedoncidatlanticparochialism!:) – FumbleFingers Jan24,2012at18:51 Addacomment  |  3 AtorOnarebothfairlycommon(intheUKatleast)."Youcancallmeat0800999999"isinterchangeablewith"Youcancallmeon0800999999".The"at"mayhaveaslightsuggestionthatitcouldbeaworknumber,andImaynotbethere. Throughisonlyreallyusedcombinedwith"reachme"-so"youcanreachmethrough0800999999".NotascommonintheUK,anditimpliedthatsomeoneelsewillaswer,butcanpassonamessage.Itwouldnotimplythatyoucouldnecessarilyspeaktotheperson-hencethe"reachme"ratherthan"callme". Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredJan24,2012at16:58 SchroedingersCatSchroedingersCat 3,60411goldbadge1414silverbadges1919bronzebadges Addacomment  |  -3 "Callmeatthisnumber"iscorrect."Onthisnumber"soundslikeslang. Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedSep21,2013at20:25 RegDwigнt♦ 95.8k3737goldbadges304304silverbadges398398bronzebadges answeredSep21,2013at19:50 user52551user52551 1 2 Couldyouprovidesupportforyouranswer? – AmericanLuke Sep22,2013at0:56 That'snoanswerwhenyoucan'tbackupyourwordsandjusttossthemaround! – SovereignSun Dec5,2016at14:54 Addacomment  |  Highlyactivequestion.Earn10reputation(notcountingtheassociationbonus)inordertoanswerthisquestion.Thereputationrequirementhelpsprotectthisquestionfromspamandnon-answeractivity. 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