correct idiom

[monsieur_ankit]

The manager of regional sales spoke with the distributor about the late shipment , and after a lenghty and heated dicussion the freight was subsequently reduced.

(a) spoke with the distributor about the late shipment , and after a lenghty and heated dicussion the freight was subsequently reduced

(b) spoke to the distributor about the late shipment , and after a lenghty and heated dicussionthe freight was subsequently reduced

(c)spoke with the distributor regarding the late shipment , and after a lenghty and heated dicussionthe freight was subsequently reduced



when to use about/regarding,what is the correct usage- spoke to /spoke with

[messi10]

Hi,

Can you please post the remaining answer choices and also mention the source of the question?

Thanks

Sunil

PS: Not sure about the spoke to or spoke with but googling shows that spoke to is American whereas spoke with is British

[saket.khard]

The manager of regional sales spoke with the distributor about the late shipment , and after a lenghty and heated dicussion the freight was subsequently reduced.

(a) spoke with the distributor about the late shipment , and after a lenghty and heated dicussion the freight was subsequently reduced

(b) spoke to the distributor about the late shipment , and after a lenghty and heated dicussionthe freight was subsequently reduced

(c)spoke with the distributor regarding the late shipment , and after a lenghty and heated dicussion the freight was subsequently reduced



when to use about/regarding,what is the correct usage- spoke to /spoke with

if we go by the dictionary meaning then
Regarding -- with respect to
e.g. - I have a question regarding your earlier comments
or, the teacher talked to the students regarding their homework

Synomyms of Regarding -- Concerning, of, on, ABOUT, toward (or towards)

'talk with' suggests an extended conversation
'talk to' = the simple action - has the sense of direct communication person to person..

I really feel that we can use either in most of the cases.

But, let's see the following examples-

eg- 1) who is that person talking to Jane -- the first one gives a feeling that you just want to know about the person who is is talking to jane.

2) who is that person talking with Jane -- in addition to the previous meaning, this sentence also means that you are actually saying that Jane is have a conversation with that person.

I hope this helps.

[vivekhnbu]

(1) spoke to is correct.
(2) about/regarding can be used interchangeably here.

IMO B

What is the OA?

[tim]

The GMAT will not test on these issues. This is an invalid question. Please post the source or we will have to close this thread..