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Peter from USA : fosid fsdijfosdi sidfjos fsidofj... (noisy) Mary in Taiwan : Hello! ABC company, Can I help you? Peter from USA : bra bra bra.. (still noisy) Mary in Taiwan : Who would you like to speak with? ^^ Is this correct?
or Mary : Whom do you want to speak with?
^^ Is this correct?
or Mary : Who would you like to speak to?
^^ Is this correct?
Please help me when someone over the telephone noisy and couldn't hear very clear,
and the Mary tried to make sure who Peter wants to speak with,
How to say it?
Peter from USA : fosid fsdijfosdi sidfjos fsidofj... (noisy) Mary in Taiwan : Hello! ABC company, Can I help you? Peter from USA : bra bra bra.. (still noisy) Mary in Taiwan : Who would you like to speak with? ^^ Is this correct?
or Mary : Whom do you want to speak with?
^^ Is this correct?
or Mary : Who would you like to speak to?
^^ Is this correct?
Please help me when someone over the telephone noisy and couldn't hear very clear,
and the Mary tried to make sure who Peter wants to speak with,
How to say it?
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I woud like to learn English with you, is it possible ?
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It should actually be, "With whom would you like to speak?". Only a compleat grammar and usage nutter would teach that form as "correct" to a non-native speaker, however.
Corpora show that "Who would you like to speak with/to?" is far more common in ordinary telephone conversations, both US and UK. I, and most native speakers, would take "Whom would you like to speak with?" as being redolent o
Corpora show that "Who would you like to speak with/to?" is far more common in ordinary telephone conversations, both US and UK. I, and most native speakers, would take "Whom would you like to speak with?" as being redolent o
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[nq:1]It is "Whom do you want to speak with?"[/nq]
"Who do you want to speak with?" is fine.
So is "Who are you calling?"
Love, Jim
(I often delete parts of the previous post and I often remove excessive crossposts.)
"Who do you want to speak with?" is fine.
So is "Who are you calling?"
Love, Jim
(I often delete parts of the previous post and I often remove excessive crossposts.)
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