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Stevenukd Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

DOUBLE-TALK

Dear Teachers,

1. I don't like him very much, because he's the kind of person who often double-talks.

- Is this natural to say?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd.
  

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If you mean he talks very fast, you could say "I don't like him very much, because he's the kind of person who talks too fast". I suppose you could also say "he's the kind of person who talks in double-time", but this isn't the most well-known of expressions.

— A Cornish Pasty

  • If you mean he talks very fast, you could say "I don't like him very much, because he's the kind of person who talks too fast".
  • I suppose you could also say "he's the kind of person who talks in double-time", but this isn't the most well-known of expressions.
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If you mean he talks very fast, you could say "I don't like him very much, because he's the kind of person who talks too fast".

I suppose you could also say "he's the kind of person who talks in double-time", but this isn't the most well-known of expressions.
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Do you mean...?

I don't like him because he is two-faced.

I don't like him because he is a hypocrite.

I don't like him because he doesn't keep his promises.
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A Cornish PastyIf you mean he talks very fast, you could say "I don't like him very much, because he's the kind of person who talks too fast". I suppose you could also say "he's the kind of person who talks in double-time", but this isn't the most well-known of expressions.
"I don't like him very much, because he's the kind of person who talks too fast.
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A Cornish PastyNo it's not needed.
Thanks, Cornish Pasty.
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Stevenukd1. I don't like him very much, because he's the kind of person who often double-talks.

- Is this natural to say?

If you want to mean he is a person who often makes meaningless speech, here's my version:

I don't like him very much, because he's the kind of person who often makes double-talk.
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I don't think anyone understands what you want to say by 'double-talk'. It's not a familiar phrase.
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Here's from Cambridge Advanced Learner's dict.

double-talk noun (UK also double-speak)
language that has no real meaning or has more than one meaning and is intended to hide the truth
He accused the ambassador of diplomatic double-talk.

And this is from American Heritage Dict:

double talk:
Meaningless speech that consists of nonsense syllables mixed with
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I don't like him very much, because he's the kind of person who often double-talks.
- Is this natural to say?No. It's not very effective to use double-talk as a verb. Recast with double-talk as a noun, or just say, more formal, ... because he is so evasive or, very slangy, ... because he's always trying to snow you or, also slang, ... beca
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I don't think anyone understands what you want to say by 'double-talk'. It's not a familiar phrase.
Maybe it's an Americanism? It's pretty obvious to me what it means.
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