Question about call up and call on
This morning someone CALLED UP from downtown and asked me to see him at 3 o’clock.
Can I use CALLED ON to replace CALLED UP? Thank you!

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Question about call up and call on
This morning someone CALLED UP from downtown and asked me to see him at 3 o’clock.
Can I use CALLED ON to replace CALLED UP? Thank you!

Answer

You call someone up from a telephone, and call on someone in person. So no, they are not interchangeable.

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Do you thinkt that the sentence ' This morning someone CALLED ON from downtown and asked me to see him at 3 o'clock' is reasonable?

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