Talk vs speak in these sentences

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Hi:

I'd like to know the difference between "talk" and "speak" in the following sentences, please.

- John spoke to Marry yesterday.

- John talked to Marry yesterday.

- The new managing director spoke about how to increase sales of the company.

-The new managing director talked about how to increase sales of the company.

- Nobody interrupts when I'm speaking.

- Nobody interrupts when I'm talking.

Somebody told me that SPEAK could be either one way or two way, but TALK is always two way.

Englishmaven · Accepted Answer

One way or two way is accomplished with the prepositions "to" and "with." In these sentences, there is no difference between "speak" and "talk."

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