T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Dec 30, 2014 #1 Hi guys, If somebody calls me and says "Can I speak to Naval(thats me)". So can I say "Yes you are speaking to"?
Hi guys, If somebody calls me and says "Can I speak to Naval(thats me)". So can I say "Yes you are speaking to"?
T TheParser VIP Member Joined Dec 8, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 30, 2014 #2 ***** NOT A TEACHER ***** Mona: May I speak with Naval? Naval: 1. Speaking. 2. This is Naval. 3. You're speaking with him. 4. This is him. 5. This is he. 6. Who is this?
***** NOT A TEACHER ***** Mona: May I speak with Naval? Naval: 1. Speaking. 2. This is Naval. 3. You're speaking with him. 4. This is him. 5. This is he. 6. Who is this?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Dec 30, 2014 #3 TheParser speaks AmE. In BrE, 'Can I speak to Naval?' and 'You're speaking to him' are just fine.
T tufguy VIP Member Thread starter Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Dec 31, 2014 #4 So, "Yes you are speaking to" is not correct.
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 31, 2014 #5 I normally say "Speaking" or "This is he".
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Dec 31, 2014 #6 I say "That's me".
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Dec 31, 2014 #7 tufguy said: So, "Yes you are speaking to" is not correct. Click to expand... You're right: it's not correct.
tufguy said: So, "Yes you are speaking to" is not correct. Click to expand... You're right: it's not correct.