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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Why do we say " This is David " on the phone instead of " I am David" ?
  

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Yes, I was told you always say "This is Bill Gates" on the phone, not "I am Bill Gates". - Hello? - Hello, this is Bill Gates.

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  • Yes, I was told you always say "This is Bill Gates" on the phone, not "I am Bill Gates".
  • - Hello?
  • - Hello, this is Bill Gates.
  • Is Linus home?
  • - Speaking.
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Yes,
I was told you always say "This is Bill Gates" on the phone, not "I am Bill Gates".

- Hello?
- Hello, this is Bill Gates. Is Linus home?
- Speaking. This is Linus...

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Why do we say ... instead of ... ?
Many reasons. Mostly because everybody else does, and we like it that way!
Believe it or not, much of language is a matter of fitting in, saying things the way everybody else does.

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