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Old 07-Mar-2007, 12:55
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Default Who's speaking?
Who's this speaking?

Who's that speaking?

Who's speaking?

Which sentence is BrE and which is AmE?
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Old 08-Mar-2007, 07:41
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Default Re: Who's speaking?
In BrE, you could use them all, though I think 'Who's speaking?' sounds more natural. (I presume we're on the phone)
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