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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
I want you to [talk to] your sister
Dad: You got a minute?
Serena: Yeah, Dad. You have something to tell me?
Dad: I want you to talk to your sister. She's been through something.
Serena: She has? She seems fine to me.
Dad: I know something's wrong, but she wouldn't tell me what it is.
Serena: OK, I will talk to her, Don't worry, Dad.
I was wondering why "talk to" is used, not "talk with."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Serena: Yeah, Dad. You have something to tell me?
Dad: I want you to talk to your sister. She's been through something.
Serena: She has? She seems fine to me.
Dad: I know something's wrong, but she wouldn't tell me what it is.
Serena: OK, I will talk to her, Don't worry, Dad.
I was wondering why "talk to" is used, not "talk with."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
The difference between "talk with" and "talk to" (which you can read about at great length in previous discussions here and elsewhere) is often not sufficiently clear cut for one to be definitely right and the other definitely wrong in a given situation.
- The difference between "talk with" and "talk to" (which you can read about at great length in previous discussions here and elsewhere) is often not sufficiently clear cut for one to be definitely right and the other definitely wrong in a given situation.
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The difference between "talk with" and "talk to" (which you can read about at great length in previous discussions here and elsewhere) is often not sufficiently clear cut for one to be definitely right and the other definitely wrong in a given situation.
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park sang joonI was wondering why "talk to" is used, not "talk with.""Talk with" is unnecessary. It is mainly used in American English. "Talk to" is sufficient.
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park sang joonDad: I want you to talk to your sister. She's been through something.In American English, a "talking to" is a serious talk, usually from a person in a more senior position to a person in a more junior position. "Talking with" is a talk, serious or not, among persons talking on a more or less equal basis.
Since Serena's sister will not
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Anonymous"Talk with" is unnecessary. It is mainly used in American English.So it's not 'unnecessary' in American English.
Anonymous"Talk to" is sufficient.'Talk to' is the more common form in British English. I don't see how that makes it sufficient.
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