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[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Calling "into" work? Did you mean to say "calling off work"?

[–] Scrof@sopuli.xyz 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I think it's because of the idiom "calling in sick". So he's "calling in [sick] (to where?) to work". Doesn't make much sense to me either but I'm not a native speaker.

[–] Uncle_Sheo217@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

You are correct

[–] Kachilde@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

“Calling in” is a pretty common phrase where I live. You need to call in to your workplace, in order to take a day off work.

[–] Bluefruit@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Calling out or off is the terminology i always hear in the pnw but it varies.

Its like people call round a bouts traffic circles in some places or when someone looks at a crash they're a looky lou or a rubber neck or as i refer to them assholes creating traffic.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but you guys also call The 5, I-5 like lunatics so idk if I wanna follow suit

[–] Bluefruit@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Linguistics is fun.