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KhoshtipMan Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Asking questions using auxiliary verbs

To me the sentence: "To whom, might I ask, am I speaking?" is a changed word order of "Might I ask to whom am I speaking?", and it's not grammatical.

I think it should be: "Might I ask to whom I'm speaking?" or, "Might I ask who I'm speaking to?"
Agree?
  

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", and it's not grammatical. The first is correct, but very stuffy. The second is incorrect: it needs to be Might I ask to whom I am speaking?

— Fivejedjon

  • ", and it's not grammatical.
  • The first is correct, but very stuffy.
  • The second is incorrect: it needs to be Might I ask to whom I am speaking?
  • This is quite stuffy.
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KhoshtipManTo me the sentence: "To whom, might I ask, am I speaking?" is a changed word order of "Might I ask to whom am I speaking?", and it's not grammatical.
The first is correct, but very stuffy. The second is incorrect: it needs to be Might I ask to whom I am speaking? This is quite stuffy.
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