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I'd like to speak to
I'd like to speak to someone(, please).
the standard way of requesting to speak with a specific person on the telephone or in an office. Sue (answering the phone): Hello? Bill: Hello, this is Bill Franklin. I'd like to speak to Mary Gray. Sue: I'll see if she's in. "I'd like to speak to Tom," said the voice at the other end of the line.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Doru | | - | Romanian |
| Agnese | | ah-NYE-ze (Italian), AHG-ne-se (Latvian) | Italian, Latvian |
| Alphaeus | | al-FEE-əs (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |
| Rama (1) | | RAH-mah (Hinduism) | Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam |
| Horace | | ['hɔrəs] | |
| Trenton | | TREN-tən | English |