For a long time now, I have been steadily observing, rather listening to the words and phrases used by people while referring to missed calls and lost messages. I thought it would be fun to record some of them here and also request you to add to some of these hilarious usage of phrases.
Why didn't you lift the phone? (As if a phone call can be lifted! Hangover of the old telephones which were in use way back when land-line phones were the norm. They are still in use now but in limited households)
How many times I am calling, your phone doesn't pick calls (Has anyone heard of phones having an independent mind)
I saw missed call from you but I didn't call again. Why didn't you call? (Hello, if you see a missed call, you HAVE missed a call and so you have to call back. Duh!)
My tower is cut and I am not able to continue the conversation (Tower is cut?!?!? I think signal or reception is the word to be used)
My tower signal is going (Where is it going?)
Don't walk and talk, the tower will disappear (!!!!)
I am running behind tower to talk clearly (Well, do you have special running shoes?)
Why are you unreachable? Has your tower disappeared? (Missing tower complaint)
After the advent of mobile phones into our daily lives, new vocabulary relating to mobiles have appeared in our daily language. Being a person who is interested in language and its usage, I cannot but help being amused at some of the phrases that are used even by the most educated persons.
You are welcome to add to this list and also comment on them.
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Why didn't you lift the phone? (As if a phone call can be lifted! Hangover of the old telephones which were in use way back when land-line phones were the norm. They are still in use now but in limited households)
How many times I am calling, your phone doesn't pick calls (Has anyone heard of phones having an independent mind)
I saw missed call from you but I didn't call again. Why didn't you call? (Hello, if you see a missed call, you HAVE missed a call and so you have to call back. Duh!)
My tower is cut and I am not able to continue the conversation (Tower is cut?!?!? I think signal or reception is the word to be used)
My tower signal is going (Where is it going?)
Don't walk and talk, the tower will disappear (!!!!)
I am running behind tower to talk clearly (Well, do you have special running shoes?)
Why are you unreachable? Has your tower disappeared? (Missing tower complaint)
After the advent of mobile phones into our daily lives, new vocabulary relating to mobiles have appeared in our daily language. Being a person who is interested in language and its usage, I cannot but help being amused at some of the phrases that are used even by the most educated persons.
You are welcome to add to this list and also comment on them.
Image: Internet
