Call round

Here is just another short snippet on how American and English can be mixed up.

When I first moved here, my property manager (Jane) told me she would call round at noon on a Sunday. I thought that's fine, I was going to a car boot sale so I will take my phone with me.

Around noon, my boyfriend then (now husband) rang me and said that she was at my house.

Call in England means come around.

A quote from My Fair Lady:

Professor Henry Higgins: There even are places where English completely disappears; in America they haven't used it for years.

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