Do you "speak to" someone? OR do you "speak with" someone. Which one is grammatically correct? ?

Question

Do you "speak to" someone? OR do you "speak with" someone. Which one is grammatically correct? ?

Answer 1

I speak to someone if I'm directly referring to him/her.

I speak with someone if there is somebody who answered and you like to speak with another person.

Answer 2

speak to is right

Answer 3

speaking with someone is generally used as reprimanding someone, while speaking to someone is just talking to them, having a conversation.

Answer 4

both are correct. it depends on how it is used. you can speak with your grandma. or you can speak to your dog.  

Answer 5

we talk to a person and speak with someone yet ill confirm surely  

Answer 6

that depends on whether you plan to do all the talking.  Then you'd be "speaking to" as in "I intend to speak to her about it."

But if you're planning on having a conversation, actual two-way communication, then you'd "speak with" as in "Should I speak with her about it?"

Grammatically, however, I think they're equivalent.  You might say "I spoke to him briefly yesterday" when you mean you saw each other briefly and only had a chance to say hello but not much else.