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muni



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 6:54 am    Post subject: whome do you ........... Reply with quote

whome do you want to talk to??

is this correct ? anyother better way of saying the same thing??


and Bud I got the job, I know you prayed for me
Thanks for everything Very Happy
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bud



Joined: 09 Mar 2003
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Location: New Jersey, US

PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Muni, how fantastic! I'm so happy for you. Best of luck in the new position - I know you will excel. Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy

Your sentence is correct and natural, with a correction in spelling - Whom, not whome.

While your sentence is good as is, you could replace 'want' with 'wish' to make it more formal and polite: "Whom do you wish to speak to." It is a sentence likely to be said in the workplace and other formal circumstances.

Be aware, though, that in casual speech we usually don't bother with 'whom.' (At least that's true for Amer. Eng. I'm not sure if it's the same for Brit. Eng.) In informal situations, we'd say "Who do you want to speak to?"

Congratulations, Muni, and thanks for the smile I'll be wearing for the rest of the day.
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