Consider
I will call your office some time in the evening.
vs.
I will call at your office some time in the evening.
Which is correct — the version with 'at', or the version with no preposition?
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Not a suitable question for a site aimed at linguists and other proficient speakers.– Edwin AshworthCommented Nov 15 at 14:36
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They mean different things.
I will call your office ...
means you will use a telephone.
I will call at your office ...
means you will show up in person.
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I've never heard of "call at" there enters a new phrase in my vocabulary!– picakhuCommented Nov 7, 2012 at 15:37
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1Call (at) meaning visit in person is a bit dated, but used to be common in the UK. There was a time when a remark like I will call tomorrow was actually ambiguous - some people had adopted the meaning of phone from across the Atlantic, while others still used it to mean come in person. Commented Nov 8, 2012 at 0:48
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Merriam-Webster restricts "call at" to a boat or ship stopping briefly, but I think it's used more widely than that– Stuart FCommented Nov 15 at 14:29