Questions tagged [phone-usage]
For questions about when and where it is appropriate to use your phone.
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Preventing strangers from touching my phone without causing negative response
The typical scenario is as follows. I go into a store and ask a question. During the conversation, I need to show them that they actually do carry an item I'm inquiring about (or maybe that something ...
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Ask one of my solicitors to call the other
I am currently getting a divorce. I have two solicitors. One dealing with the family side and one dealing with the business. The one dealing with the business side is doing a lot of it as a friend. ...
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Is there a polite way to ask for the person calling to identify themselves first? [closed]
I've been getting a lot of spam phone calls. Today I had one from a strange number (started with 1188). When I said hello the person asked to speak to me by name. I confirmed it was me speaking, but ...
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How many time should you try to call someone if the other person is not answering? [closed]
Last Monday, I wanted to ask a question to my cousin and decided to phone her. I called her once and she didn't answer so I decided to try a second time right after my first attempt. When she finally ...
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How can I politely stop my friend from using mobile in class? [closed]
Our teacher does not allow us to use mobile phone in class but most of my class mates do including my friend. How can I politely tell her to stop using it in class as she misses out on important ...
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How to talk to my parents about their excessive social media usage?
I've recently graduated from university and am now working full time, while living at home until I finish paying off my student loans and can save up to move out.
While I'm still living at home, I ...
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How to stop my friend's insane phone addiction
So, let's name our main character Josh. Josh is a close friend of mine in highschool, we're both 14. Problem is Josh is very addicted to his phone. At first, Josh would use his phone after class a lot ...
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How to end a work conversation on the phone?
I was recently hired for this awesome job. My boss is in another location in the country which requires me to teleconference with her. Her time zone is a few hours behind mine and since she is so busy ...
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How do I convince my father to use his cell phone? [closed]
My (68 y/o) father does not use, upgrade, or keep his cell phone with him at all. His current phone is a very old Iphone, perhaps a ver. 5, and he generally leaves it at home when he goes out to do ...
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How can I use a cell phone at work for work purposes without appearing to be slacking off?
Where I work, it is frequently mentioned by both co-workers and managers that many people find it rude when staff use cell phones while on duty because it is seen as attending to personal items while ...
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How can I politely ask someone to get off their phone?
Firstly, I'm not asking someone to not use their phone at all in my presence. But, when I'm with someone and they're sat there scrolling through social media for a prolonged period of time and we've ...
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How do I best handle offering my phone upon request without becoming a phone booth
I'm in the community library coding away on some c++11 std::thread work when a library patron enters the quiet area asking to use someone's phone. To his chagrin, he was met with head shakes (no). ...
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Question About Texting Cues - Thumb sign and V Sign [closed]
I have always been slow to adapt. I have an inbuilt distrust of anything new... Social media has been around awhile now, but I have only dabbled with it on and off. However, now I have a friend who ...
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The issue of phones (or how to politely read a text)
I have a flip phone that my parents use to contact me. Since only my parents contact me on it, I generally assume that if my phone dings, it's kinda important that I read it. For example, this past ...
