Unwanted Calls and Other Problems

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I'm sorry, you have the wrong number.

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a polite way of turning down a call from someone who has dialed an incorrect number
illustration for I'm sorry, you have the wrong number.

I think you have the wrong number.

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another way of turning down an unwanted call from someone who has dialed an incorrect number
illustration for I think you have the wrong number.

There's no ___ here. / There's no one here by that name.

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an indirect way of telling someone they have the wrong number; means that the person the caller is looking for does not belong to the household or is not acquainted with the receiver
illustration for There's no ___ here. / There's no one here by that name.

Sorry, I must have dialed the wrong number. / Sorry, wrong number.

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a way to apologize to someone you have called mistakenly
illustration for Sorry, I must have dialed the wrong number. / Sorry, wrong number.

I'm in the middle of something. / I'm busy right now.

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said to inform someone that you are not available for a call because you are doing something else
illustration for I'm in the middle of something. / I'm busy right now.

I can't hear you (very well).

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said to tell someone that the call isn't clear either because they aren't speaking properly or the connection is bad
illustration for I can't hear you (very well).

I can barely hear you.

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another way to tell someone that the call isn't clear
illustration for I can barely hear you.

I can't get a signal. / There's no signal.

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used to say that you can't get enough connection or reception for a call to proceed clearly or without issues
illustration for I can't get a signal. / There's no signal.

We have a bad connection. / I'm getting a bad connection.

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means that the person on the other line cannot be heard clearly because of bad reception
illustration for We have a bad connection. / I'm getting a bad connection.

Could you repeat that? / Please repeat what you just said.

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used to ask someone to repeat what they said because they were not heard clearly
illustration for Could you repeat that? / Please repeat what you just said.

Are you still there?

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used to ask the person on the other line if they could hear you and are still in the call with you
illustration for Are you still there?

You're breaking up.

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used to mean that the person on the other line keeps getting cut off possibly due to bad reception
illustration for You're breaking up.

Can you speak up?

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used to ask the other person to speak louder so that they could be heard more clearly
illustration for Can you speak up?

Could you speak a bit slower, please? / Could you talk a little slower?

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used to tell someone that they are speaking too fast and are difficult to understand
illustration for Could you speak a bit slower, please? / Could you talk a little slower?

Sorry, I didn't catch that.

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used to mean that you did not hear or understand something that the caller has just said
illustration for Sorry, I didn't catch that.

Don't ever call here again. / Don't ever call me again.

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a direct way of telling someone to never contact you again
illustration for Don't ever call here again. / Don't ever call me again.