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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

There's a problem with..

If we have a trouble when we're taliking on the phone, especially in business conversations, can I say:

Something's wrong with the line.

There's a problem with the line.

Thanks
LiJ
  

Top answer

Both are fine as utterances. When you ask, ' Can I say? ', LiJ, are you asking about spoken usage specifically?

— Mister Micawber

  • Both are fine as utterances.
  • When you ask, ' Can I say?
  • ', LiJ, are you asking about spoken usage specifically?
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Both are fine as utterances. When you ask, 'Can I say?', LiJ, are you asking about spoken usage specifically?
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Mister MicawberWhen you ask, 'Can I say?', LiJ, are you asking about spoken usage specifically?
Yes, basically, formal spoken usage.

Thanks, Mister.
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