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?
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 conversation’ or ‘something that often comes up in conversations’.
I'm trying to find the grammar rule or term that explains these types of sentences: The movie was about how we all need to love each other. She talked about how there is a great fear of technology...
What is one word for "extensively researched and written about"? Not famous in the sense of "known" or "talked about" but specifically "written" about in a positive way. "....and one became highly
Talk with theoretically implies a dialogue, talk to implies a monologue. I talked with my family and we've decided to buy a new car. -> We had a conversation about whether we need a car. I found out my son is smoking, so I talked to him. I hope my words will change the way he thinks. -> I was talking to him and he listened to what I said. Talk to can result in a dialogue, of course, but marks ...
For example, nobody likes to use the restroom after they take a shower because you slide around on the seat, but that's not something commonly talked about between persons. Or the well understood,...