Common Mistakes : Call

verb

.BAD: Last night I tried to call to my father back home in Turkey
.GOOD: Last night I tried to call my father back home in Turkey
.BAD: Please call to 945 8026
.GOOD: Please call 945 8026

:(call/ring/telephone a person, place or number (WITHOUT to
.Call me tonight and we’ll make arrangements for the morning
.If you’re sure that it’s been stolen, you’d better call the police

.BAD: If you receive this note, please phone call me
.GOOD: If you receive this note, please call/ring me
.GOOD: If you receive this note, please give me a call/ring

.(The verb is call/ring/phone/telephone (NOT phone call

:Phone call is a noun
.I need to make one or two phone calls

.BAD: Please call me with number 0248 312689
.GOOD: Please call me on 0248 312689

(call sb on a particular number (British English
(call sb at a particular number (American English

.’BAD: Koreans call this room as ‘anbang
.’GOOD: Koreans call this room ‘anbang
.BAD: This process is called as nitrogen fixation
.GOOD: This process is called nitrogen fixation

:(call sb/sth + name (WITHOUT as
.People call her the Queen of Rock
.The big apples are called Red Delicious