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What is the difference between speak and talk ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between speak and talk ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Speak is more formal than talk. When you’re being more polite, you can say “Can I speak to you?” “I want to talk to you about the weather” and “I want to speak to you about the weather” mean the same thing. However, you can say “I speak English”, but you cannot say “I talk English”
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