remind me to call

Meaning

This phrase is used to ask another person to prompt you or help you remember to make a phone call in the future. It is a common conversational request among friends, family, or colleagues when someone is busy or likely to forget.

Examples

• Can you remind me to call the doctor tomorrow morning?

  Can you remind me to call the doctor tomorrow morning?

• Please remind me to call my mom on her birthday this weekend.

  Please remind me to call my mom on her birthday this weekend.

• Remind me to call the landlord about the broken sink later.

  Remind me to call the landlord about the broken sink later.

• If I forget, remind me to call the restaurant to make a reservation.

  If I forget, remind me to call the restaurant to make a reservation.

• She asked her assistant, "Could you remind me to call the client at three?"

  She asked her assistant, "Could you remind me to call the client at three?"

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Remember me to call the doctor.

  ✓ Remind me to call the doctor.

  "Remember" is an internal mental process (you do it yourself). "Remind" is used when you ask someone else to trigger your memory.

• ✗ Remind me for calling my mom.

  ✓ Remind me to call my mom.

  The verb "remind" is followed by an object and a to-infinitive ("remind [someone] to [do something]"), not a prepositional phrase with "for".

Related Expressions

Practice

• I have a busy day, so please ___ the dentist later.

  💡 Ask someone to prompt you to make a phone call.

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• Could you ___ my brother tonight? I need to wish him luck.

  💡 A request for a memory prompt about a phone conversation.

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