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PamQueue Posted 15 years ago
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Talk About?
"In class, the professor talked about physics for one hour."
"In class, the professor talked physics for one hour."
Would people think "talk physics" is an informal version of "talk about physics"?
"In class, the professor talked physics for one hour."
Would people think "talk physics" is an informal version of "talk about physics"?
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Hi, Talked physics is not an idiomatic expression as opposed to talk business . Therefore, you can't say talked physics . You should say 'The professor talked about physics' .
- Hi, Talked physics is not an idiomatic expression as opposed to talk business .
- Therefore, you can't say talked physics .
- You should say 'The professor talked about physics' .
- I wouldn't even say it's an informal version; it's simply bad grammar.
- Regards
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Hi,
Talked physics is not an idiomatic expression as opposed to talk business.
Therefore, you can't say talked physics. You should say 'The professor talked about physics'.
I wouldn't even say it's an informal version; it's simply bad grammar.
Regards
Talked physics is not an idiomatic expression as opposed to talk business.
Therefore, you can't say talked physics. You should say 'The professor talked about physics'.
I wouldn't even say it's an informal version; it's simply bad grammar.
Regards
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Besides business, what else could be used in "talk [SOMETHING]"?
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talk money
talk life
talk freedom
talk politics
talk English
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talk money
talk life
talk freedom
talk politics
talk English
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Besides business, what else could be used in "talk [SOMETHING]"?
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talk religion
talk tactics
talk experience
talk love
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talk religion
talk tactics
talk experience
talk love
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/nyregion/29cancer.html?pagewanted=all
"It is something of a cancer patient’s corner bar, minus the booze. Mr. Gugliotta hung around and talked cancer, talked life."
"It is something of a cancer patient’s corner bar, minus the booze. Mr. Gugliotta hung around and talked cancer, talked life."
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/nyregion/29cancer.html?pagewanted=all
"It is something of a cancer patient’s corner bar, minus the booze. Mr. Gugliotta hung around and
"It is something of a cancer patient’s corner bar, minus the booze. Mr. Gugliotta hung around and
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Hi,
'Talk something' (eg talk baseball, talk physics, talk money, talk girls) is OK in casual English, and fairly common.
Clive
'Talk something' (eg talk baseball, talk physics, talk money, talk girls) is OK in casual English, and fairly common.
Clive
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