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is this right?????

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Deli_kizin
6376 posts

07 Mar 2008 Fri 08:16 pm

I wanna have a word with you

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Umut_Umut
485 posts

07 Mar 2008 Fri 08:23 pm

May i have a word with you?

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sonunda
5004 posts

07 Mar 2008 Fri 08:23 pm

Quoting Deli_kizin:

I wanna have a word with you

Yeah!

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sonunda
5004 posts

07 Mar 2008 Fri 08:25 pm

Quoting Umut_Umut:

May i have a word with you?

That's VERY polite!

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lady in red
6947 posts

07 Mar 2008 Fri 08:26 pm

Quoting teaschip1:

I want to talk TO you is the appropriate formation in the US. Talk WITH you?

I have heard Americans say this actually - but it doesn't mean it's correct of course! Maybe 'Hey listen up!' would be a better option.

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Umut_Umut
485 posts

07 Mar 2008 Fri 08:26 pm

Quoting sonunda:

Quoting Umut_Umut:

May i have a word with you?

That's VERY polite!

I am polite

ehehe

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Deli_kizin
6376 posts

07 Mar 2008 Fri 08:31 pm

You could say like

I am talking to you!

But then it would be that the person you are talking to/with () is not paying attention, so to draw attention you make the 'target of speech' clear

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sonunda
5004 posts

07 Mar 2008 Fri 08:41 pm

Quoting Umut_Umut:

Quoting sonunda:

Quoting Umut_Umut:

May i have a word with you?

That's VERY polite!

I am polite

ehehe

Most people would say 'can I have a word with you?'

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caliptrix
3055 posts

13 Mar 2008 Thu 11:48 am

Quoting lady in red:

Quoting teaschip1:

I want to talk TO you is the appropriate formation in the US. Talk WITH you?

I have heard Americans say this actually - but it doesn't mean it's correct of course! Maybe 'Hey listen up!' would be a better option.

Ok dude, listen up! We speak US English in Turkey as we all watch Hollywood films! lol

Now, got it?

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lady in red
6947 posts

13 Mar 2008 Thu 12:56 pm

Quoting sonunda:

Most people would say 'can I have a word with you?'

Oooh!! We we would have been told off at my school if we said that - the English teacher would say 'You CAN (i.e. you are able to) have a word with me but you MAY (i.e. not permitted to) not!! lol

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Burun
10 posts

17 Mar 2008 Mon 10:35 pm

My native language is Finnish...

In Finlandif you say to a stranger: Can I talk with you?
It means like: You in deep trouble Sir...
And again to a stanger: Can I talk with you?
You are in trouble Sir...

But for a friend: "can I talk to you?"
I have some imortant information
Can I talk with you?
I have an idea, but i can wait

My wild quess is this:
"Seninle konuşmak istiyorum" may mean both "Sir, you are in deep trouble" or I have some importatnt information to my good friend and
"Sizinle konuşmak istiyorum" may mean: "Sir, you are in very deep trouble" or "Hey you tourists, you are in trouble" or "My friends, i have to talk with you" ^^

I may be wrong and correct me if I am wrong

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