misty77  +  818300 Mon, 13 Jul 09 07:40 PM Which one is correct: I want to speak with you I want to speak to you It's always nice to speak to you It's always nice to speak with you Thanks in advance misty77 Joined on Sun, May 24 2009 New Member 44 Countries, France

	Philip  +  818368 Mon, 13 Jul 09 08:46 PM For the sake of politeness, I would generally use "with".  Unless you are talking to a group of people in a lecture situation, "to" sounds rather ominous and threatening.  Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Speaking, Chat, Friendships

	Fandorin  +  818370 Mon, 13 Jul 09 08:48 PM They are all fine. Speak to/speak with are the same. Fandorin Joined on Thu, Dec 20 2007 Moscow Contributing Member 1,386 Whatever happens, be yourself.

	Yoong Liat  +  818782 Tue, 14 Jul 09 04:05 AM Fandorin “They are all fine. Speak to/speak with are the same. ” They are not the same, as Philip has pointed out. Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757

	Fandorin  +  818964 Tue, 14 Jul 09 06:45 AM Post a link then, please. We all tend to mistake  Fandorin Mistakes

	Fandorin  +  818987 Tue, 14 Jul 09 07:08 AM Oops. I didn't notice it. Fandorin

	Clive  +  999124 Thu, 26 Nov 09 12:02 AM Hi, Generally, I agree with what has been said, but I would also like to add a comment.   speak with  - I tend to view this as a feature of N. American English.   speak to - This is more common in Canadian English, and (as far as I know, unless things have changed in my long absence) in British English. Whether or not the other person also spoke is usually obvious from the context or simply unimportant.   Best wishes, Clive   Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,668 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo American English, British English, United States, Great Britain, Context, American