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call him at vs call him on

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Call him at' is used when referring to a specific time or location where the call should be made, while 'Call him on' is used when referring to the method of communication, such as a phone number or a messaging app.

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call him at

This phrase is correct when referring to a specific time or location where the call should be made.

Use 'call him at' when you want to specify the time or location where the call should be made. For example, 'Call him at 3 p.m.' or 'Call him at his office.'

Examples:

Call him at 9 o'clock.
I will call him at the restaurant.
Please call him at his home number.
She asked me to call him at the office.
Let's call him at the meeting.

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He just said to tell Slim to call him at a place...
Could you call him at his house?
Dad hates it when we call him at work.
Tell the editor-in-chief I'll call him at home.
He said to call him at The Retreat.
- He hasn't. I can call him at once if you wish.
He wants you to call him at Shepherd's Bush police station.
I tried to call him at home and his office, and there was no answer.
He told me to call him at 8:00.
I'm also sensing that you can only call him at the office or on his cell phone.
If he's not there, call him at his club.
Know what they used to call him at his old parish?
I call him at 10:00 to say good night, and when no one answered at the house, I started to worry and I kept calling every 10 minutes and then Michael's cell.
Call him at his office at 3:00 sharp.
Call him at night and tell him what you ate that day.
So, Gavin, when the man whose name you don't know gets out of the meeting you say he's in, would you call him at the number you think you have, so we can have the document which you say will prove

Alternatives:

Call him at 3 p.m.
Call him at the restaurant.
Please call him at his home number.
She asked me to call him at the office.
Let's call him at the meeting.

call him on

This phrase is correct when referring to the method of communication, such as a phone number or a messaging app.

Use 'call him on' when you want to specify the method of communication, such as a phone number or a messaging app. For example, 'Call him on his cell phone.'

Examples:

Call him on his mobile phone.
I will call him on Skype.
Please call him on his office line.
She asked me to call him on his personal number.
Let's call him on WhatsApp.

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I get to call him on the phone for 15 minutes.
So, tell me again why I can't call him on his cell again?
He told Robert I could call him on his mobile.
He even tried to call him on his mobile phone... but my son thought it was part of the test.
"Jimmy crack" kornduffer, as they call him on the streets.
You call him on the phone, on a telephone?
And then I try to call him on his cell phone, and he says that he's in bad cell phone reception areas when he's in good cell phone reception areas.
I'm not asking you to call him on the telephone.
He wants you to call him on a proprietary line so he can upload the data.
I told him, he asked you to call him on phone later.
Can't call him on it, But that seemed inappropriate.
Let's call him on his record!
They often call him on a Saturday night when they've a lot of customers.
Because he's really talkative if you call him on his office line.
If I call him on his phone at night, he doesn't answer.
I need you to go and call him on his cell phone, Find out where he is, tell him not to move.
He wants me to call him on my way to Varner before Eddyville on Wednesday and Riverbend on Friday.
- Why didn't you call him on it?
Did you call him on his cell or on his landline?
Tomorrow I call him on the phone, maybe a couple of days.

Alternatives:

Call him on his mobile phone.
I will call him on Skype.
Please call him on his office line.
She asked me to call him on his personal number.
Let's call him on WhatsApp.

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