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Messier42 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

talk out, talk over

Let's talk the problem out with him.
Let's talk the problem over with him.

As far as I know they all have the same meaning as "discuss" . Do they have different meanings ?
  

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messier42 Do they have different meanings ? Somewhat. talk the problem out = talk about /discuss the problem until it is solved talk the problem over = talk about /discuss the problem at length, but not necessarily to a conclusion

— Mister Micawber

  • messier42 Do they have different meanings ?
  • Somewhat.
  • talk the problem out = talk about /discuss the problem until it is solved talk the problem over = talk about /discuss the problem at length, but not necessarily to a conclusion
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messier42 Do they have different meanings ?
Somewhat.

talk the problem out = talk about /discuss the problem until it is solved
talk the problem over = talk about /discuss the problem at length, but not necessarily to a conclusion
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