Phone Call ( On/With)

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HelloI have a question in regards of the proper preposition usage for the following situation…If I physically used my phone to make phone call, I would say “I called X on my phone” Or is it “ I called X with my phone.” But, I can take the example “ I called X with my phone” as I am making the call with the presence of my cellphone. Am I wrong? Another situation is if you are calling someone you would also say “I call X on his phone” So, I could take example 1 “ I call X on my phone” as: I use a different phone  and dial my phone number because X has my phone. Therefore if I wanted to say that I used my phone to give somebody a phone call, according to the explanation used below, this would be the result right?  “I call X on my phone on her phone” is this correct? I don’t know but to me it sounds incorrect, and I would like to know how to put it properly or if it’s correctI hope this situation that I put up got across. I am so confused in regard of who to use the correct preposition.I appreciate your help and don’t mind doing some grammatical corrections along the way, I love to learn from my errors… THANKS!!

Clive · Accepted Answer

I have a question in regards of the proper preposition usage for the following situation…
If I physically used my phone to make phone call, I would say “I called X on my phone” Or is it “ I called X with my phone.”
But, I can take the example “ I called X with my phone” as I am making the call with the presence of my cellphone. Am I wrong?
You usually just say 'i called X'.

If you want to specify eg that you used your cell and not your land line, say eg I called X on my cell'.

Another situation is if you are calling someone you would also say “I call X on his phone” Just say 'I called X'.
So, I could take example 1 “ I call X on my phone” as: I use a different phone and dial my phone number because X has my phone. Say eg I called my phone, because I had loaned it to X'.
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Therefore if I wanted to say that I used my phone to give somebody a phone call, according to the explanation used below, this would be the result right?
“I call X on my phone on her phone” is this correct? No.
I don’t know but to me it sounds incorrect, and I would like to know how to put it properly or if it’s correct
I hope this situation that I put up got across. I am so confused in regard of who to use the correct preposition.
I appreciate your help and don’t mind doing some grammatical corrections along the way, I love to learn from my errors… THANKS!!

GPY · Answer

Of course, normally it is not necessary to specify which phone was used to make or receive call. One would simply say "I called X". If for some reason I did need to specify which phone I used to make the call, I would say "on" or "using". You may also hear "with". There is little danger that "with" will be misunderstood as "in the company of" in this context. If there seems a danger of ambiguity with "on" along the lines you suggest (often there won't be), then stick to "using". Sentences like “I called X on my phone using her phone” are still too confusing though. You would need a longer and more careful explanation.

Erikandre · Answer

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