why do people from the USA?

Question

Why do people from the Usa say cell fone and people in the UK call them a mobile ? And the next person on here that says I am thick and cant write correct English will get smacked if I ever meet them. I have gcse's in English.

Answer 1

When are you going to use you GCSE's in English?

A sentance should start with a capital letter, as should proper nouns, (USA) ... Ok Joking aside,

Its all to do with Grammar.... Some of us in the UK speak a form of english taught to us - that is derrived from the Thames accent, of the Upper Middle class of Berkshire, Surrey, Middlesex and Sussex, who were in control of the Education bills when railways started to spread a common language throughout this country.

Americans on the other hand, decided to divorce themselves from our English in the 18th Century, and have developed sepratly with respect to grammar and spelling.

The basic concept of cellular phones began in America in 1947 when researchers looked at crude mobile (car) phones and realised that by using small cells (range of service area) with frequency reuse could increase the traffic capacity of mobile phones substantially, however, the technology to do it was nonexistent.

In 1947, AT&T proposed that a large number of radio spectrum frequencies should be made avliable - so that wide-spread mobile phone service could become feasible. But the American authorities decided to limit the cellular phone frequencies so only twenty three cellular phone conversations could occur simultaneously in the same service area - not a market incentive for research.

In 1968, AT&T - Bell Labs proposed a cellular phone system to the FCC of many small, low-powered broadcast towers, each covering a 'cell' a few miles in radius, collectively covering a larger area.

In 1979, the first commercial cellular phone system began operation in Tokyo. In 1981, Motorola and American Radio phone started a second U.S. cellular radio-phone system in the Washington/Baltimore area. BT brought this system to the UK, and sold it to us as CELL NET in 1982. Cell phones were for cars, developed in the US, thus they now call all mobile phones, cell phones.

Mobile phones on the other hand were developed in Europe and relied on radio transmission. It was in the mid-1950's that the first phone-equipped cars took to the road. This was in Stockholm - home of Ericsson's corporate headquarters - and the first users were a doctor-on-call and a bank-on-wheels. The europeans went down a different route, developing a phone in a brief case, this was called the mobile phone.

Hence we now call them mobiles, and the Americans Cell Phones.

Answer 2

Because they can, they also spell colour color because they can, they call a handbag a purse, a boot of a car a trunk, BECAUSE they CAN if they want.

There are nice Americans and there are horrible Americans. There are nice Brits and there are horrible Brits, we should not generalise nor judge simple differences, it all makes for a much more interesting world. Viva la difference on your mobile and on your cells I say.

People in USA - probably would not correct your spelling, because the vast majority I have been fortunate enough to meet are far to well manners and polite to do so.

Now pick up your dummy and stop being so picky.

Answer 3

Mobile phones were wired in vehicles, you know have a cord. Cellular phones are truly mobile. That is the reason. Some say it's a hot tub,others say a spa, same difference. You should say cell instead and update yourself mate.

Answer 4

I think what the problem is you just use way too many abbreviations instead of just spelling it out. Also maybe thick isn't bad. Here in America if you are called Fat, it maybe the other way spelled P-H-A-T! This is good especially since there clothes called Baby Phat. So stay thick, loose the abbreviations.

Answer 5

Different strokes for different folks. I prefer the UK version.... 'cell' phone doesn't sound very mobile to me.

ps. For those who have asked, GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education.

Answer 6

I use a lot of American words. I call my mobile a cellphone. I say I need the bathroom instead of the toilet. I call my cigarettes brain tablets. I call my girlfriend baby.
I also spell the American way (color, favor). No idea when it started, i've always said and done those things.
Guess it's because it's easier, I don't know.

Answer 7

Whats a gcse??? People in the US/UK call lots of things by different names - I wouldnt get upset about it. Its just they way it goes - I call it an elevator they call it a lift, I call it a parking lot they call it a car park. No big

Answer 8

I think that it depends on the area.I say cell because it is short for cellular phone. I mean in the end it all means the same

Answer 9

"Cellular" comes from the radio cells that make up a phone network. "Mobile" simply means it is easily movable.

Two different names for two different countries.

Answer 10

It's culture. Just like some people say soda and others say pop. Or some people say fries and others say chips. It's all about culture.