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Lfcforever Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Speak to / Speak with
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After "speak", are the both prepositions correct? "To" and "with".
After "speak", are the both prepositions correct? "To" and "with".
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Both are correct. 'Speak with' is more common in AmE.
- Both are correct.
- 'Speak with' is more common in AmE.
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Hi Ifc,
Speak to is often used to mean speaking to a group or audience while speak with would refer to a conversation between two persons. Speak to can also have the implication of a supervisor calling an employee into their office and 'speaking to them about a problem'. In this situation they would not speak WITH them but rather TO them.
Consider the other pair--talk
Speak to is often used to mean speaking to a group or audience while speak with would refer to a conversation between two persons. Speak to can also have the implication of a supervisor calling an employee into their office and 'speaking to them about a problem'. In this situation they would not speak WITH them but rather TO them.
Consider the other pair--talk
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Owh I thought that "talk with" is rather incorrect, and we should always use "talk to". Thanks for replies! 
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