| gen. |
on the telephone; by telephone; over the telephone; on the phone (someone is using a telephone; N.B. "over the phone" means that something is done using the phone as a way to do it: "She told him the news over the phone": Please do not interrupt your mother while she is on the phone bojana); over the phone (something is done using the phone as a way to do it; N.B. "on the phone" means "someone is using a telephone": "Can you please turn down the TV? I am on the phone": We ordered take-out over the phone before driving to the restaurant to pick it up bojana) |
