It seems more politically correct to say that someone is speaking rather than talking. What is the definitive difference between these terms?

Aug 23, 2019 · The earliest use of 'talking through a hat' (and variants) that I found was a prosaic, straightforward simile in the 1864 novel Clara Vaughan, by R.D. Blackmore: I hear a gruff voice as if it came through a hat. The next use I found, in the 1879 Decoration Day, an oration at the Academy of Music, New York, Chauncy Depew credits his use of "talking through his hat" to …

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 have or have got." ...

Apr 27, 2017 · murmur is one I'd use for a low voice talking crowd. I'm looking for more alternatives.

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 he/she had. I've always used spoke with in such a case and sounds odd to me when used otherwise. When is it proper to use talked with or spoke with?

Closed 12 years ago. Possible Duplicate: “Speak to” vs. “Speak with” What is the difference between “speaking” and “talking”? What is the ideal opening line for a phone conversation? In my opinion, 'speak to' would ideally denote a one-sided conversation and 'talk to' sounds more aggressive than the other 2.

Specifically, I would say that it is fine to use either "that" or "who", but "who" can only be used to refer to people, while "that" refers to things and people. One should favour the word "who", if they want to clarify that it is a person, and not a thing, that they are talking about. Jean Yates says in her book, "The Ins and Outs of ...

Since that's a prepositional clause "of pronoun " and reflexive, you want "On behalf of my wife and myself, I express our extreme displeasure." You shouldn't just go on talking in the first person, though. I think it only makes sense to state that you are saying something. "On behalf of my wife and myself, I'm going now." — doesn't make sense.

Jun 24, 2015 · Google doesn't help much. What are the sounds (written in words) that people usually use to express their crying/sobbing emotions such as in chat, social network? For example if I say, "I am sad [

Apr 25, 2017 · They rarely do, but talk/speak to should refer to a monologue and … with to a two-way conversation. If fact, isn’t the only time that really applies when in anger we say I’ll give him a good talking to or You can bet I’ll be speaking to her,? Could speak/talk be following in the footsteps of meet? Even 50 years ago Brits either met or had/held meetings with people; never …