Comments on: Telephoning in English (2)

By: Clare

Clare — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:21:33 +0000

It means "place where all the Tylors / the Tylor family live". It's formal in British English, but perhaps more common in American English.

By: apple

apple — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:07:45 +0000

i read a dialogue and it went like this: A: Tylor residence. B: Hello, is this Naomi? A: No, it's her sister Nancy. What does speaker A mean by "Tylor residence?" Thank you very much!

By: prabhu

prabhu — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:40:38 +0000

What is the difference between do you get it ,and did you get it..
and also.. did you know this town xx is right way to speak

When you're on the phone, you could say "Did you get that?" if you want to ask the other person if they managed to write down a piece of information you gave them.

By: Clare

Clare — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:50:54 +0000

"Pardon?" is just another way of saying "Sorry?" I don't use it personally, but plenty of native English speakers do.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:16:35 +0000

When you either don't understand or heard someone properly because the line is bad or anything else, I know you can say: Sorry, could you repeat that, please? or something like this. Why is it that some natives also tend to say: "Pardon?" I mean you can either say: "Pardon?" when you don't understand/heard someone on the phone, or you can say "Sorry?"" and both are polite, but what is the difference between "Pardon" and "Sorry" I mean, why do some natives say "Pardon" while others say "Sorry" ?

Thanks for your help.