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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
telephone usage
0 Hello. Is May there? 02 br
02 br
00 (A)Speaking. 02 br
02 br
00 (B)Yes, May is here. 02 br
00 02 br
02 br
00 Can anyone explian to me why B can’t be the answer? thanks!! 0-
02 br
00 (A)Speaking. 02 br
02 br
00 (B)Yes, May is here. 02 br
00 02 br
02 br
00 Can anyone explian to me why B can’t be the answer? thanks!! 0-
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0 Hello Anon, 02 br 02 br 01 b 00 Speaker A: "Hello. ". g.
- 0 Hello Anon, 02 br 02 br 01 b 00 Speaker A: "Hello.
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- 02 br 02 br 00 If speaker B 01 i 00 is 02 i 00 May, on the other hand, it will seem odd (or humorous), as we do not usually talk about ourselves in the 3rd person.
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0 Hello Anon, 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 Speaker A: "Hello. Is May there?" 02 b 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 Speaker B: "Yes, May is here." 02 br
02 b 02 br
00 On the phone, "Is X there?" means "Can I speak to X?". However, in your example, speaker B has taken the question literally, as if A wanted to establish where May is. 02 br
02 b
02 br
01 b 00 Speaker A: "Hello. Is May there?" 02 b 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 Speaker B: "Yes, May is here." 02 br
02 b 02 br
00 On the phone, "Is X there?" means "Can I speak to X?". However, in your example, speaker B has taken the question literally, as if A wanted to establish where May is. 02 br
02 b
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