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Telephone conversation.. 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? It is "Whom do you want to speak with?" I woud like to learn English with you, is it possible ? > It is "Whom do you want to speak with?" 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 of the stink of the most pompous 17th cetury prescriptive grammarians, who invented "whom" as a way of civilizing the uncivilized tongue they were attempting to turn into a national language. We might even find "Whom do you want to speak with?" funny. "Who do you want to speak to?" is just fine, but I would still use the more polite "Who would you like to speak with?" and teach it to learners as a primary form. luc.chantal.petitjean, are you asking us if the statement is correct or if we could possibly teach you English? The statement is just fine, and you should have some luck finding someone to help you. > It is "Whom do you want to speak with?" "Who do you want to speak with?" is fine. So is "Who are you calling?"  SignatureLove, Jim (I often delete parts of the previous post and I often remove excessive crossposts.) |
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