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Lucato Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Talk to or Talk with

Hi folks,

What is the right one to use, "Talk to" or "Talk with"? Can I use both? They make any difference?

E.g.:

• I'm talking TO my friend
• I'm talking WITH my friend

• I want to talk TO you.
• I want to talk WITH you.

• Your boss wants to talk TO you.
• Your boss wants to talk WITH you.

• My mom wants to talk TO me.
• My mom wants to talk WITH me.
  

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( o ) John Paul II talked to all the thousands of people who assembled around the church. ( ? ) John Paul II talked with all the thousands of people who assembled around the church.

— Paco2004

  • ( o ) John Paul II talked to all the thousands of people who assembled around the church.
  • ( ?
  • ) John Paul II talked with all the thousands of people who assembled around the church.
  • paco
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(o) John Paul II talked to all the thousands of people who assembled around the church.
(?) John Paul II talked with all the thousands of people who assembled around the church.

paco
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Hello, Lucato,
I think they basically mean the same...
One could say that
talk to implies a one-way speech
talk with implies more of a conversation

EG:
the teacher was talking to the class
the teacher talked with me at the end of the lesson
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