Cell Phone

- She really hates people who often use one hand to drive and the other hand to use a cell phone.
- I think "................often use cell phone when driving a car." is better, right?

Thanks a lot!

NamLan

Where is the original text from?

I would naturally say"

"She really hates people who drive with one hand on the [steering] wheel, and a cellphone in the other".

Which brings to mind that there is now a cell-phone signal zapper on the illegal market. It works within 30 feet. It can shut down all cell phone conversations within that perimeter. No! I don't know where they sell them.

namlan said:

- She really hates people who often use one hand to drive and the other hand to use a cell phone.
- I think "................often use cell phone when driving a car." is better, right?

Hello Namlan, for myself the only change I would make would be to take out the second mention of a hand. This would read "She really hates people who often use one hand to drive and the other to use a cell phone". There's nothing wrong with your alternative suggestion though.

namlan said:

- She really hates people who often use one hand to drive and the other hand to use a cell phone.
- I think "................often use cell phone when driving a car." is better, right?

Thanks a lot!

NamLan

I think the second sentence, with two slight variations, is much better than the first.
She really hates people who use their cell phone when driving.

"often" is not necessary. The context is very clear, "use" is habitual action and no one will think you mean they use their cell phone all the time when driving.

"a car" is not necessary either. "driving" is generally understood to be driving a car, but also includes driving vans, trucks, lorries, buses, etc - all of which could sensibly be included 👁 Smile :)


(This is not taking account of "hands-free" users.)

Also remember "cell phone" is American English. If you are talking to a British audience instead use the term "Mobile phone" or just "Mobile".