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Nikitus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

After an awkard silence, Jess tries to make a small talk

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Is the sentence "After an awkard silence, Jess tries to make a small talk." grammatically correct?

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No 'a'; 'talk' is uncountable.

— Mister Micawber

  • No 'a'; 'talk' is uncountable.
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No 'a'; 'talk' is uncountable.
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The idiom is 'make small talk', meaning 'make polite conversation about unimportant things'.
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Jess tries to make small talk. (He tries to start a casual conversation about unimportant matters.)
After the applause, they asked Jess to stand up and give a small talk. (A short speech in front of other people. "small" is not the best choice of adjective, though.)
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AlpheccaStars a small talk. (A short speech in front of other people. "small" is not the best choice of adjective, though.)
No, a 'short talk' (as you parenthesized) is what I would expect from a native speaker.
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