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Fire1 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Talk in/within something

What is the difference in meaning between 1 and 2 if "in/within the topic" is modifying "talk"?

1. Let's talk within the topic.

2. Let's talk in the topic.

  

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(2) is hardly understandable. (1) is slightly easier to understand, but to me it does not seem a very natural or usual thing to say. g.

  • (2) is hardly understandable.
  • (1) is slightly easier to understand, but to me it does not seem a very natural or usual thing to say.
  • g.
  • "Let's stick to the topic".
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(2) is hardly understandable. (1) is slightly easier to understand, but to me it does not seem a very natural or usual thing to say. People would say e.g. "Let's stick to the topic".

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