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The phrase "answer the telephone" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when instructing someone to pick up a phone call or respond to a ringing phone.
Example: "When the phone rings, please answer the telephone promptly to assist the caller."
Alternatives: "pick up the phone" or "respond to the call".
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I do not answer the telephone.
Officials at Sunjet did not answer the telephone today.
"Without the tax, they would not even answer the telephone".
Tells about a Kerry blue dog who likes to chew leather and answer the telephone.
Earlier in the evening, Violet had told him not to answer the telephone.
On Saturday, as he was being interviewed, he stopped to answer the telephone.
It is in their advertising, their product range, even the way they answer the telephone.
"After this, I want you always to answer the telephone, Clarice," she said.
"I don't have to cook, eat, answer the telephone or be sociable," she said.
He had set up a routine for himself and wouldn't answer the telephone, for he wanted no reconciliation with Rachel.
If I were Mr Harris, I would currently be hiding under my kitchen table, refusing to answer the telephone.
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