I’m sure that McConnell was a great listener that day.

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      In fairness, I say “to” and not “with” if I say something similar. I know it’s incorrect, but I’m American and we’re lazy in how we talk.

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        In fairness, Mitch has been seizing up in front of cameras for years and is being carted around on a wheelchair looking like you can’t process what’s going on around him.

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        ‘speak to’ is the norm in Standard Southern British English, at least. ‘speak with’ is definitely marked at best, and at worst sounds American/foreign.