speaking to me on the phone vs speaking with me on the phone

Both 'speaking to me on the phone' and 'speaking with me on the phone' are commonly used and correct. The choice between 'to' and 'with' depends on personal preference or regional variations.

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speaking to me on the phone

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone is talking to you over the phone. 'To' indicates the direction of the communication.

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You possess the eyes and voice of a man I believed dead, but have been speaking with on the phone.
But it makes me uneasy that I cannot visualize... the person I'm speaking with on the phone.
So I never paid any attention to it or gave it any thought, until last night when we were speaking on the phone.
(YUKIO SPEAKING JAPANESE ON PHONE) If the Yakuza got into the funeral... they had someone inside.
[WALTER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PHONE] No. No, no.
[SECRETARY SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PHONE] There's not a word in the annual report.
[People speaking indistinctly over cell phone] Penny didn't turn her phone off all night.
Madam President, my colleague in seat 10 A is speaking into a mobile phone.
(IAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PHONE)
I'm sorry, Colonel, I'm not clear how Karzai's remarks could have been intended for a domestic audience when he was speaking on a secure phone to the President of the United States.
For example, a young woman from the Hungarian minority was brutally beaten for speaking on her mobile phone in Hungarian.
Speaking of fans, the phones.
He's left me plenty of messages on my phone and I am not speaking to him.
(BEEPU LINDA ON PHONE: Jack Irish, speaking to the machine of.
Speaking of affairs, Eleanor is on the phone.
I'm speaking to you on a sat phone because some kind of electromagnetic pulse explosion has taken out our camera feed along with other electronic systems in a five-mile radius.
I'm not the one checking my cell phone every 30 seconds to see if the person I'm not speaking to has called.
Speaking of rage, I just got off the phone with Victor at the Dojo.
Speaking for myself, I find it tiring to talk on the phone in the evening.
The speaking clock has taken the phone off the hook.

Alternatives:

talking to me on the phone
communicating with me on the phone

speaking with me on the phone

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone is having a conversation with you over the phone. 'With' implies a sense of collaboration or interaction.

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You possess the eyes and voice of a man I believed dead, but have been speaking with on the phone.
But it makes me uneasy that I cannot visualize... the person I'm speaking with on the phone.
So I never paid any attention to it or gave it any thought, until last night when we were speaking on the phone.
(YUKIO SPEAKING JAPANESE ON PHONE) If the Yakuza got into the funeral... they had someone inside.
[WALTER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PHONE] No. No, no.
[SECRETARY SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PHONE] There's not a word in the annual report.
[People speaking indistinctly over cell phone] Penny didn't turn her phone off all night.
Madam President, my colleague in seat 10 A is speaking into a mobile phone.
(IAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PHONE)
I'm sorry, Colonel, I'm not clear how Karzai's remarks could have been intended for a domestic audience when he was speaking on a secure phone to the President of the United States.
For example, a young woman from the Hungarian minority was brutally beaten for speaking on her mobile phone in Hungarian.
(cell phone snaps shut) Well, Richard Eldridge will be speaking with one of my colleagues first thing tomorrow morning.
Speaking of fans, the phones.
Speaking of affairs, Eleanor is on the phone.
Speaking of rage, I just got off the phone with Victor at the Dojo.
Speaking for myself, I find it tiring to talk on the phone in the evening.
The speaking clock has taken the phone off the hook.
When we're through speaking, I want you to hang up the phone.
Rossi's speaking with her family right now.
I feel more comfortable speaking with you alone.

Alternatives:

talking with me on the phone
chatting with me on the phone

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speaking to me on the phone vs speaking with me on the phone