{"id":7204,"date":"2019-11-30T11:54:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T16:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=7204"},"modified":"2019-12-30T17:07:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T22:07:25","slug":"call-me-a-cab-the-word-call-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/call-me-a-cab-the-word-call-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Call me a cab! The word &#8216;call&#8217; in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You might remember the scene: two man stand by the sidewalk, one of them asks the other: <em>call me a cab<\/em>! to which the other replies: <em>you\u2019re a cab<\/em>! well, these two are none other than the great Gene Kelly and Donald O\u2019Connor in the unforgettable 1952 musical \u201cSinging in the rain\u201d. Besides the obvious comic effect of deliberately confusing the usage of the verb to call, this dialogue also goes to show the many possible meanings of the word. Which is why it is important to properly learn the distinctions between them. So next time your friend asks you to call him a cab, you\u2019ll know what to do!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><i>CALL<\/i><\/b><b> AS A VERB: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to call as to give a name do someone or something<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our family just adopted a dog from the shelter. We are going to <\/span><b>call<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> him Rex<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Nice to meet you, Mr. Richards &#8211; Please, you can <\/span><b>call<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> me Charles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt <\/span><b>called<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> their son Shiloh. I think it\u2019s a lovely name<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This cathedral is <\/span><b>called<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> St. Vito\u2019s<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Doctors use a device <\/span><b>called<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> scalpel to perform surgery<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7205\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7205\" class=\"wp-image-7205 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/woman-3083379_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/woman-3083379_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/woman-3083379_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woman on a phone call (Image by \u0410\u043d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0441\u0438\u044f \u0413\u0435\u043f\u043f from Pixabay)<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to <strong>call<\/strong> as to use your phone to talk to someone<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think he\u2019s hurt. We\u2019d better <\/span><b>call<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> an ambulance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019ll let Miss Rowland know you <\/span><b>called<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Would you like to leave her a message?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Call<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the police, someone broke into our house!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We will <\/span><b>call <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you as soon as I have more information about your request\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to <strong>call<\/strong> as to have an opinion about something\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The press has <\/span><b>called<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Daniel Day-Lewis one the best actors of his generation\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People <\/span><b>call <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pel\u00e9 the king of soccer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nowadays everybody can <\/span><b>call<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> themselves a \u201clife coach\u201d even if they have no qualification<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You don\u2019t need to <\/span><b>call <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">me stupid just because I got the answer wrong\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to <strong>call<\/strong> as to use your voice to get someone\u2019s attention or ask them to come to you<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019ll be in the kitchen, <\/span><b>call <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">me if you need anything<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Brazil, we usually <\/span><b>call <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">people by their first name in any situation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My brothers and I would play in the yard until our mother <\/span><b>called <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">us inside for dinner<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>CALL<\/b><b> AS A NOUN<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Long distance <\/span><\/i><b><i>calls<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are always much more expensive<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have 5 missed <\/span><\/i><b><i>calls <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from my mom! This cannot be good\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But this is just the beginning! Stay tuned because next time we\u2019ll be exploring phrases and idioms with call! But for now, let\u2019s call it a day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/woman-3083379_640-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/woman-3083379_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/woman-3083379_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>You might remember the scene: two man stand by the sidewalk, one of them asks the other: call me a cab! to which the other replies: you\u2019re a cab! well, these two are none other than the great Gene Kelly and Donald O\u2019Connor in the unforgettable 1952 musical \u201cSinging in the rain\u201d. 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