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What is the difference between I will call you and I give you a call?

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  • "I will call you" and "I will give you a call" mean the same thing. Commented Apr 15, 2014 at 18:54
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    Well one is proper English and one is not. Commented Apr 15, 2014 at 18:57
  • Rye Read which one is proper English?
    – Farnaz
    Commented Apr 15, 2014 at 18:59
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    You are on the wrong site. Check out SE English Language Learners which may be suitable.
    – David
    Commented Oct 30, 2019 at 13:58

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First of all, you can't say "I give you a call". I gather you meant "I will give you a call".

As far as phone calls are concerned, there is little, if any, difference in meaning or register. However, the first sentence:

I will call you.

is much more generic and, without proper context, may have meanings other than phone calls. For example, when you read

Go to your room. I'll call you when dinner is ready.

You don't imagine any phones involved, whereas

Go to your room. I'll give you a call when the dinner is ready

implies a strange situation when you make a phone call to someone in the same house.

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