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  1. When do you use "talked" and "spoke"? [duplicate]

    Possible Duplicate: What is the difference between “speaking” and “talking”? I'm often befuddled when I am reading an article and the author uses talked with when referring to a conversation …

  2. grammar - What's the difference between "speak" and "talk ...

    Dec 5, 2013 · We can say "talked to them in words of wisdom" and "talk to them in English". "I'm talking grammar here": A transitive meaning of "talk". This can be used in place of …

  3. verbs - Is there any difference between "talk to someone" and …

    Possible Duplicate: “Speak to” vs. “Speak with” Well, the question is in the title. I always had the impression that "talk to someone" refers to situations when some

  4. definite articles - "talk over the phone" or "talk over phone ...

    Jul 20, 2012 · We just talked over the phone. Is what I've always used. I believe by "phone" we mean the phone lines, or phone system, rather than any physical phone.

  5. tenses - "I thought we talked..." vs. "I thought we had talked ...

    Nov 3, 2015 · I thought we talked about this before. Meaning: Why are you bringing this up again? We talked about ___________ before. On the other hand, imagine the same two people …

  6. Using more than one past perfect tense with time clauses and "last …

    Oct 3, 2021 · You're way overthinking things. You should look for reasons to avoid using Perfect verb forms, rather trying to find places where you can use them. Lots of native speakers …

  7. A word/phrase for something that often comes up in conversations

    Jun 12, 2023 · As I recall, that was a —————— (= popular topic of our conversations = we always talked about it). I want a word/phrase/idiom that means ‘a common topic of …

  8. word choice - What shall I use, "with" or "to"? - English Language ...

    Apr 25, 2017 · I talked to her before school and returned her library book. I talked with her for a few minutes in the evening on the way home. They plan to talk to the warden about the …

  9. "My Mom" vs "Mom" Usage - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Mar 13, 2019 · For example: "Have you talked to my mom today?" is a common question we ask. Now the discussion came up when some of our friends pointed out that it was weird and …

  10. tenses - 'talking about' vs 'talk about' - English Language & Usage ...

    May 29, 2018 · I came across the following sentence on the internet: "When we are talking about possession, relationships, illnesses and characteristics of people or things we can use either …