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HSS Posted 19 years ago
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Who Are you Staying With?

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00Just wondering .... Would you ask "Who are you staying with?" when you are referring to a hotel?02br
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00"Oh, you are coming to Tokyo? You stayed at Hilton last time. Who are you staying with this time?"02br
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00Best,02br
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0Hi Hiro,02br 02br 01font 00Just wondering .... 02font 02br 02br 01font 00"Oh, you are coming to Tokyo? You stayed at 01font 00the 02font 00Hilton last time.

  • 0Hi Hiro,02br 02br 01font 00Just wondering ....
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00"Oh, you are coming to Tokyo?
  • You stayed at 01font 00the 02font 00Hilton last time.
  • "02font 02br 02br 00No.
  • '02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi Hiro,02br
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01font00Just wondering .... Would you ask "Who are you staying with?" when you are referring to a hotel?02font02br
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0Oooops, yup, 01font00the02font00 Hilton.02br
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00Oh, okay. Since they say "who do you fly?" I have supposed you would also say "who are you staying with?" for a non-human.02br
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00Hiro0-
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0Hi,02br
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00"Who do you fly?" is to me an odd sentence. I haven't checked, but I suspect it may have originated from advertising, as these things sometimes do.02br
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00At the Hollywood Oscar ceremony, some interviewers ask the female movie stars 'Who are you wearing', meaning 'What is the name of the designer of your dress?' It's asked in a rather j
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0 01i00who02i00 is used by advertising agencies and the popular press to represent companies, but this practice should not be carried over into normal conversation, in my opinion, unless you are working with such a company or associating regularly with its employees who normally speak that way.02br
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00 Who are you staying with? (for a hotel)0

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