Show Why Num Number er is ia Repeated Wb Why Wh d does es the telephone operator A aI ways Rays rep repeat at the number called for by bya a subscriber This question on probably has occurred to nearly every everyone one and the answer Is given in The Tho New ew York Telephone Review The reason is that the calling part party ma may have o an opportunity ty to correct the operator It if she makes an error The operators however howe are aie trained to expect so some somo mo kind of an answer Their attention being keyed up to receive a possible correction i iu iii case ase they make a mistake mistake mistake mis- mis mis mis- take it wo would ld be of at great assistance If It they were given a polite thank you or some other affirmative answer in case they repeat the number cor cor- |