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Niwantha
Hi friends, Out of the two options given below, which is more colloquial? Which is more appropriate position in the sentence to place the word – “today”? 1) Pls give me a phone call today around 10 a.m. 2) Pls give me a phone call around 10 a.m. today. Thanks in advance, Niwantha
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I like the second one a little better, but it doesn't really matter. Note that we don't say "give a phone call" in American English; I would say, "please phone me..." or "please call me".
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‘Phone’ and ‘give a call’ sound unnatural. Between the two choices: Please call (me) (at) around 10 today. Please call (me) today (at) around 10. the second emphasizes that the call has to be today, and supplies a time. Depending on the context, ‘me’ and ‘today’ could be omitted, and the ‘at’ is optional too. I’d tend to say it.
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At least to me, in 2 it sounds like it's really important that the call is "today". Other than this, they both seem perfectly fine.
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They are both grammatically correct and natural.
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