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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Speak and talk?

Could I use "speak" and "talk" interchangeably in the following two sentences?

1) The way my teacher speaks/talks reminds me of my late grandfather.

2) His way of speaking/talking reminds me of a friend of mine.
  

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I don't see any real difference. Talk is slightly more informal. CB

  • I don't see any real difference.
  • Talk is slightly more informal.
  • CB
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I don't see any real difference. Talk is slightly more informal.

CB
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I see! There are other cases where the use of "talk" and "speak" matters, so I was wondering about that:-) Thak you very much, CB:-)

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