concept   answering machine
culture   United States
statement   In the United States, answering machines are a common household item used to record voice messages when someone is unavailable to answer the phone.

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# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 voice mail United States Commonly used for leaving messages when the recipient is unavailable 2
2 answering machine United States Common household item used to record voice messages when someone is unavailable to answer the phone. 1
3 answering machine United States Common household item used to record and playback voice messages when the phone is not answered. 1
4 answering machine United States Commonly used for leaving voice messages when people are not available to answer the phone. 1
5 answering machine United States Commonly used to record messages when the person is not available to answer the phone 1
6 answering machine United States Commonly used to leave voice messages when the person is not available to answer the phone. 1
7 voice mail United States Leaving a voice mail is a common communication practice when the recipient is unavailable. 1
8 voice mail United States It is common to leave voice messages on voice mail when you call someone, especially in a business context. 1