Meaning: We use phones to share information and ideas with people who are not near us.
Choice of Words: Phone is a device we use to talk to people who are far away. Communicate means to share information or ideas.
Alternative Expressions
We talk on the phone.
Meaning: This means that we have conversations with each other using our phones. It's like saying, We call our friends and family on the phone to chat and catch up.
Choice of Words:We means the people who are speaking. Talk means to have a conversation with someone. On the phone means using a telephone to have a conversation with someone who is not in the same place as you. When you put them together, "We talk on the phone" means that we have conversations with each other using our phones.
We text each other.
Meaning: This means that we send messages to each other using our phones. It's like saying, We send text messages to our friends and family to share news and updates.
Choice of Words:We means the people who are speaking. Text means to send a message using a phone or other electronic device. Each other means two or more people sending messages to each other. When you put them together, "We text each other" means that we send messages to each other using our phones.