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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
Jun 21, 2022 6:02 AM
Answers · 9
3
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".
June 21, 2022
1
‘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.
June 21, 2022
1
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.
June 21, 2022
1
They are both grammatically correct and natural.
June 21, 2022
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