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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

talk down

should it be:

Talk down at me. Or

Talk down on me. Or

Talk down to me.

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Hi, You may say the third sentence if you want someone to talk to you in an overly simple way. However, by that you may sound somewhat unintelligent. It would be more reasonable to say, " Don't talk down to me (I'm not stupid, you know)".

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  • Hi, You may say the third sentence if you want someone to talk to you in an overly simple way.
  • However, by that you may sound somewhat unintelligent.
  • It would be more reasonable to say, " Don't talk down to me (I'm not stupid, you know)".
  • Regards
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Hi,

You may say the third sentence if you want someone to talk to you in an overly simple way.

However, by that you may sound somewhat unintelligent. It would be more reasonable to say,

"Don't talk down to me (I'm not stupid, you know)".

Regards
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RegardsHi, You may say the third sentence if you want someone to talk to you in an overly simple way. However, by that you may sound somewhat unintelligent. It would be more reasonable to say,"Don't talk down to me (I'm not stupid, you know)". Regards
So talk down on me and talk down at me don't work in this case?

Thanks!
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Hi,

That's right, talk down on and talk down at are just no good. It's not logic, it's just idiom.

Pete
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