(Speaking of - I know that Brits will use the verb "to ring" to refer to calling people on a phone. Is that the exclusive term, or do they "call" people, too?)
You know until I thought to answer this it hadn't occurred to me that I use both in different contexts. I will say "Give me a ring." but "I'll give you a call." or "I called Stephen today." I would never say "I rang Stephen today."
I'm fairly sure that both ring and call are used in the UK - even if not in the ways above, which quite possible could be entirely unique to me.
LabRat
