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Old 06-Dec-2005, 11:37
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Dear teachers,
When I stared learning English I was taught the way to make a phone was like this:

A: Hello, is this Nancy speaking? (or: Who is speaking?)
B: Yes. ( or: This is Nancy speaking.)

However, I read a textbook which read:

A: Hello.
B: Hello. Is that Nancy?
A: Yes. Hi Mary.

Is the one in the textbook correct? I mean can I say " Is that ...." in a phone call?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you in advance.

Jiang
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