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Subject:Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline" From:Richard Mateosian <xrmxrm -at- gmail -dot- com> To:John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Fri, 4 Feb 2011 11:12:32 -0800
When distinguishing among lines in, say, a contacts list, I use "fixed" and
"mobile." I suppose that "attached" or "tethered" might work if you first
explained them. ...RM
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 1:23 PM, John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> We use the term landline phone differenciate from mobile phone and I
> don't like "landline".
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Richard Mateosian <xrm -at- pacbell -dot- net>
Berkeley, California
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