You called to me yesterday. vs You called me yesterday.

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. 'You called to me yesterday' implies that the person called with the intention of speaking to you specifically, while 'You called me yesterday' simply states that the person made a phone call to you. The second phrase is more commonly used in everyday English.

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You called to me yesterday.

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in everyday English.

This phrase implies that the person called with the intention of speaking to you specifically. It emphasizes the act of calling someone for the purpose of communication.

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Jan 31, 2010 ... "Happy new year," you called to me yesterday. You surprised me; I dropped everything. "Hold on to things," you called. Which was different from ...

Alternatives:

You reached out to me yesterday.
You phoned me yesterday with the intention of speaking to me.
You dialed my number yesterday to talk to me.
You made a call to me yesterday.
You telephoned me yesterday to speak to me.

You called me yesterday.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in everyday English.

This phrase simply states that the person made a phone call to you. It is a straightforward way of expressing that someone contacted you by phone.

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You called me yesterday.
That's what you called me yesterday.
I liked it when you called me Dad yesterday.
You called me Niki Sanders yesterday.
Nothing, the truth, that I haven't seen you... but they called me yesterday.
She called me yesterday somewhere north of Sugarville.
Dr. Gregory called me yesterday.
Till you called me yesterday, Cravat was a name in an old phone book.
General Rausch called me yesterday from the Costa Brava.
It was nothing compared to what she called me yesterday.
The Bureau of Prisons called me yesterday.
Listen, they called me yesterday.
Anna called me yesterday and told me.
Maybe she called me yesterday to do just that.
Two. Dr. Gregory called me yesterday.
She called me yesterday, right here.
Yes, she called me yesterday from school.
When this young man called me yesterday, I was skeptical.
Matter of fact, he called me yesterday.
I'm Joan called me yesterday.
Komoyo called me yesterday, and she said the soldiers had entered their village.

Alternatives:

You phoned me yesterday.
You rang me yesterday.
You gave me a call yesterday.
You dialed me yesterday.
You telephoned me yesterday.

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You called to me yesterday. vs You called me yesterday.