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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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Are these sentences idiomatic and grammatically correct? If so, what do they mean?

I'm tired of being talk at.

I can't really talk from work.

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I'm tired of being talked at. This sounds like something that someone would say after attending an all-day lecture. It also could be said by someone who doesn't feel that their romantic partner listens to them, but instead just talks and talks about him/herself.

— BarbaraPA

  • I'm tired of being talked at.
  • This sounds like something that someone would say after attending an all-day lecture.
  • It also could be said by someone who doesn't feel that their romantic partner listens to them, but instead just talks and talks about him/herself.
  • It works in informal speech, but only in the right context.
  • I can't really talk from work.
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I'm tired of being talked at.

This sounds like something that someone would say after attending an all-day lecture. It also could be said by someone who doesn't feel that their romantic partner listens to them, but instead just talks and talks about him/herself. It works in informal speech, but only in the right context.

I can't really talk from work.

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Regarding the second sentence, is it a possible interpretation that the speaker is busy at work and has no time to continue the conversation?
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Yes, but the person he or she is talking to is NOT at the same workplace as the speaker.
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New2grammarRegarding the second sentence, is it a possible interpretation that the speaker is busy at work and has no time to continue the conversation?

It may also mean he is not allowed to talk during work.
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