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  1. call-out vs callout - WordReference Forums

    Sep 26, 2018 · Hello, call-out and/or callout <OED Call-out: An instance of being summoned to deal with an emergency or do repairs.: as modifier ‘a call-out charge’> <Guardian: The AA has …

  2. Callout - WordReference Forums

    Apr 28, 2024 · A callout is when two police officers (or paramedics, etc.) are suddenly contacted, by phone or text, and told to attend and deal with an emergency of some kind. It looks as …

  3. callout / callouts | WordReference Forums

    Jul 28, 2005 · A callout is a box or "bubble," with a line or an arrow, that labels a component of an illustration. For example, in my books, the pictures of screens (windows, dialog boxes, menus, …

  4. How to read a screw thread <callout> | WordReference Forums

    Nov 9, 2018 · Thank you. WikiHow: How to read a screw thread callout? You have a loose machine screw and walk into the hardware store to obtain a replacement. There, you …

  5. call out - WordReference Forums

    Mar 28, 2020 · I've never heard "callout" or "to call out" it with this meaning. It seems to correspond to what we would call "calling in sick".

  6. to call in/out/sick | WordReference Forums

    Apr 16, 2007 · I must admit that, as noted above,"to call out sick" seems to have suddenly become common usage with the McConnell/Trump shutdown, and "callout" as a noun has …

  7. calling out for / to - WordReference Forums

    Mar 31, 2020 · Hello, I would like to know what's the difference between these 2 examples: 1. He's calling out to me and you 2. He's calling out for me and you Thank you.

  8. Asterisk after/before a comma - WordReference Forums

    Jan 14, 2025 · Hi! Should I place the asterisk after or maybe before the comma in the following example? Modes: Boil (+100 °C),* Keep Warm (+40 °C ~ +100 °C). * You can switch from °C …

  9. call someone out | WordReference Forums

    Dec 12, 2007 · The ultimate "callout" is "The Emperor has no clothes!" Sometimes people will identify a petty attack or baseless criticism as "calling out" but the actual concept of a "callout" …

  10. space or no space before cm, m, mm etc.? | WordReference Forums

    Oct 2, 2007 · Hi, I've just translated a text into British English, where it felt natural for me to avoid spaces between numbers and the measurements, i.e. 16.8cm, not 16.8 cm. Now the American …