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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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He always talks about you.

1) He always talks about you.

2) He is always talking about you.

Is there a nuance between them or can I use either one for the same meaning? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
  

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To me, there can be a nuance between them, but there need not be. "He is always talking about you" doesn't suggest to me that there needs to be an occasion. ) Of course that wouldn't be taken literally.

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  • To me, there can be a nuance between them, but there need not be.
  • "He is always talking about you" doesn't suggest to me that there needs to be an occasion.
  • ) Of course that wouldn't be taken literally.
  • "He always talks about you" seems to want a description of the occasion --- "whenever we get together" --- "when I see him".
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To me, there can be a nuance between them, but there need not be.

"He is always talking about you" doesn't suggest to me that there needs to be an occasion. (He is continually talking about you.) Of course that wouldn't be taken literally.

"He always talks about you" seems to want a description of the occasion --- "whenever we get together" --- "when I see him".
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