Feb 25, 2014 · Because name takes "is"! And if he or she looked confused, then you could add, It's because name takes "is", so you should say, "What is your name?", or "What are your names?". If …

3 I would like to ask "what's your name" in a formal way. I want the equivalent in English of "¿como se llama (usted)?" Spanish question. I think that "What's your name?" is similar to how I might talk to a …

Mar 5, 2017 · if anyone says 'what's your name?' refuse to answer. When asking for someone's name, especially for the first time, it is 'what is your name?' - you have no idea who the other person might …

Aug 19, 2016 · Yes. I should add, what's considered polite depends a lot on context. In a very busy office it might be perfectly acceptable to just look at the person and say, "Name?" In other context …

In your case, the rep is probably trained to give customers freedom to express their concerns before introducing any technical formalities. The past form acknowledges (or implies) that you already gave …

Dec 25, 2016 · Speaker A: Hello, what's your name? Marilou It's Marilou Hi, I'm Marilou. My name's Marilou The phrase My name is Marilou has a quite formal tone, the only time I've used it was in …

Oct 26, 2015 · Who are you? This is typically asking for your name, but a particular context could indicate a different meaning. What are you? This question is very informal and bit odd. It is a very …

Your name is what? Another name for this type of question is an in situ question. We use the word what to show which word we didn't hear, or which word we don't know. This is a question, but it uses the …

This isn't strictly about the English language, but about naming conventions, which vary all over the world. In traditional usage, the format is Firstname, Middle Names, Lastname, Generation where …

Aug 26, 2024 · What's the meaning of there of Hello there? I often see it used Hello there! as opening words, what's the difference between Hello and Hello there?