What number are you calling?



What number are you calling?

an expression used when one suspects that a telephone caller may have gotten the wrong number. Bob (on the telephone): Hello? Mary: Hello, is Sally there? Bob: Uh, what number are you calling? Mary: I guess I have the wrong number. Sorry. Bob: No problem. Good-bye. When the receptionist asked, "What number are you calling?" I realized I had made a mistake.
See also: number

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Isma'il-Arabic
Abena-Western African, Akan
Spartak-Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian
Ali['a:li]
Paula['pɔ:lə]
Coker['kəukə]