[General] Let me talk to the person in charge.

Hello teachers,

Is the sentence below complete/correct?

Let me talk to the person in charge.


Many thanks.

Ferdie11 said:

Hello teachers,

Is the sentence below complete/correct?

Let me talk to the person in charge.


Many thanks.

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Not a teacher, 53-year-old American.
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I don't see anything wrong with it.

If I were actually wanting to use this sentence, I would probably say "speak" instead of "talk" ... "Let me speak to the person in charge."

However, that is simply my preference - and either would be correct, in my opinion.

I am not a teacher.

I do not believe there is anything wrong with that sentence.

I would agree with opa6x57 when they say they would tend to use "speak" rather than "talk", as I believe this sounds better. That is not to say your example is incorrect.

Ferdie11 said:

Hello teachers,

Is the sentence below complete/correct?

Let me talk to the person in charge.


Many thanks.

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***** NOT A TEACHER *****
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Ferdie,

I agree with Opa and David that your sentence is "good"

English and that it might be a good idea to use "speak."

I think, however, that if you came to the United States and spoke

that way to someone, it might sound confrontational.

I would preface my remarks with "May I please."

I also would not use "person in charge." That seems to imply that

the person to whom you are talking is a nobody. (Of course, she

or he may actually be a nobody, but a person should be very careful

in dealing with people like that. Nobody wants to be reminded that

she or he is a nobody.)

So I would prefer something like:

Would it be possible to speak with a manager/ supervisor?

May I please speak with a ....

And, of course, :-D when you say that!


THANK YOU

Compliments on an excellent answer, Parser!

Politeness costs nothing, Ferdie.

Rover