Anonymous Please tell me other expressions we can use possibly in a less formal setting? Who should I say is calling? Who's calling?
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AnonymousPlease tell me other expressions we can use possibly in a less formal setting?Who should I say is calling?
CliveAt home, I sometimes ask 'Who is this, please?'Do they answer? I ask because nine times out of ten it's somebody trying to con me into buying something ridiculous and if I ask them to identify themselves, they just hang up.
Blue JayI put my numbers on the Do Not Call list, and I now get fewer junk calls.Same here, but unfortunately, 'fewer' isn't the same as 'none'.
Blue JayI'm still waiting to hear from "Windows Technical Support",I got that call. I kept them occupied for a fruitless 20 minutes before they hung up on me. They haven't called back.
Anonymous1. I'm his school friend, and my name is John Doe.2. This is John Doe, his school friend.That's fine.