HUBLOT Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
A ringing cellphone
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NEW YORK — It’s the dreaded sound at any live performance — a ringing cellphone.
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A cellphone is not sound, so would it be correct to say "a cellphone ringtone," not a ringing cellphone?
NEW YORK — It’s the dreaded sound at any live performance — a ringing cellphone.
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A cellphone is not sound, so would it be correct to say "a cellphone ringtone," not a ringing cellphone?
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HUBLOT A cellphone is not sound, so would it be correct to say "a cellphone ringtone," not a ringing cellphone? I supposed you can say that. But natural English sometimes creates its own logic.
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HUBLOTA cellphone is not sound, so would it be correct to say "a cellphone ringtone," not a ringing cellphone?I supposed you can say that. But natural English sometimes creates its own logic.
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