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Nugso Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Speak of/Talk of/Talk about/Speak About
Hello again! Are the sentences in below correct and if yes, do they carry the same meaning?
Speaking of IQ, I daresay he has the highest IQ in my class.
Speakinf about IQ, I daresay he has the highest IQ in my class.
Talking of IQ, I daresay he has the highest IQ in my class.
Talking about IQ, I daresay he has the highest IQ in my class.
To me, the first and the fourth ones sound better to me. Would you please explain it?
Speaking of IQ, I daresay he has the highest IQ in my class.
Speakinf about IQ, I daresay he has the highest IQ in my class.
Talking of IQ, I daresay he has the highest IQ in my class.
Talking about IQ, I daresay he has the highest IQ in my class.
To me, the first and the fourth ones sound better to me. Would you please explain it?
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Only #1 is natural and idiomatic. The other phrases are never used by native speakers to mean on the subject of or concerning .
- Only #1 is natural and idiomatic.
- The other phrases are never used by native speakers to mean on the subject of or concerning .
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Only #1 is natural and idiomatic. The other phrases are never used by native speakers to mean on the subject of or concerning.
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Thank you, AG. I have one more question, if you don't mind. It is informal, right?
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NugsoIt is informal, right?Maybe slightly, but there are much more informal phrases out there.
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