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with whom are you talking vs whom are you talking with

Both phrases are correct; however, 'Whom are you talking with?' is more often used in informal English. 'With whom are you talking?' is considered more formal and less common in everyday conversation.
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Last updated: December 15, 2024 • 9342 views

with whom are you talking

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in informal English.

This phrase is considered more formal and is less common in everyday conversation. It is used to follow the rule of placing the preposition 'with' before 'whom.'
  • Sep 30, 2023 ... With whom are you talking? Or 2.Who are you talking to? Or there is a third correct version?Thanks.
  • Sep 3, 2017 ... Very formal: To/with whom are you talking? There's a shade of difference between talking to and talking with. Talking with implies a friendly ...
  • Feb 19, 2015 ... With whom are you talking right now? Is it a correct quistion? Summary of everyone's answers. What is the difference between speak and speaks ?
  • Nov 1, 2017 ... Very formal: To/with whom are you talking? There's a shade of difference between talking to and talking with. Talking with implies a friendly ...
  • Dec 12, 2021 ... With whom are you talking about it? If you are asking about the person who is being talked about then the correct way would be: Who are you ...
  • = With whom are you? Who are you talking to? = With whom are you talking? I do not agree that there is something wrong with "Who is with you?" updated Aug ...
  • Sep 3, 2015 ... Corey: Please welcome the great Batman to the show! Bruce: With whom are you talking? Corey: It is just for effect. Bruce: I thought this ...
  • ¿Con quién estás hablando? - With whom are you talking? updated Mar 16, 2010. posted by Nathaniel. thankkk you. - frankwifey, Mar 16, 2010. Perfect Spanish and ...
  • Aug 13, 2019 ... @rataj With whom are you talking? What's going wrong in your head? HiThereIamHenry August 15, 2019, 7:02am #62. Name one game that isnt ...
  • Oct 16, 2024 ... Shay (@djshaybuttah) · October 16, 2024 at 9:26 PM. With whom are you talking? 1 · djshaybuttah's profile picture · Shay (@djshaybuttah).

Alternatives:

  • Whom are you talking with?

whom are you talking with

This phrase is correct and more commonly used in informal English.

This phrase is the more common and informal way of asking the same question. It follows the natural order of words in English sentences.
  • Sep 3, 2017 ... ” and “Whom are you talking with”. But your versions of the two questions are the way most people actually speak in modern American English ...
  • Jan 8, 2020 ... I would probably use instead "to whom are you talking with" rather than "to whom are you talking", leaving it hanging sounds just too funny.
  • Nov 1, 2017 ... ” and “Whom are you talking with”. But your versions of the two questions are the way most people actually speak in modern American English ...
  • Sep 25, 2024 ... ... (whom) are you talking with.” You cannot say that in Ukrainian. You have to say “With whom are you talking.” With and who have to stay together.
  • Jan 2, 2019 ... 'Whom are you talking with?' is correct, since the question word ... Whom are you talking with, except put the preposition with the object:
  • May 1, 2010 ... My favourite is the unorthodox activity diagram (content over "appearance"). But as this blog entry says: to whom are you talking with that ...
  • Jan 8, 2018 ... whom are you talking with? See a translation.
  • May 22, 2020 ... All that Google gets out of your use of Hangouts is social network graphing: whom are you talking with, and how often? And they can get that ...
  • ... Whom are you talking with?" Yoongi looked at his back and saw Mingyu still standing there with a sly smirk "He cannot see me... Just you so be a man you ...

Alternatives:

  • With whom are you talking?

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