When do you use "talked" and "spoke"? [duplicate]
I talked to Mary about the party and she said anyone can come. 2) There are phrases that don't work with both words, example: I speak four languages. I talk four languages. Whoever disagrees may speak now or forever hold their peace!
tenses - "I thought we talked..." vs. "I thought we had talked ...
2015年11月3日 · I thought we talked about this before ; I thought we had talked about this before; I've read somewhere that I should use the past perfect tense to indicate past action that occurred prior to another past action, and Past perfect verbs are always formed by using adding ‘had’ before the past participle form of the verb. E.g. had + talked
definite articles - "talk over the phone" or "talk over phone ...
2012年7月20日 · We just talked over (the) phone. Should there be a "the" in front of "phone"? I.e., should "phone" be specific or not? If there should be a "the", should "phone" be "phones" instead，since there were two phones being used during the conversation?
What is the difference between "speaking" and "talking"?
It seems more politically correct to say that someone is speaking rather than talking. What is the definitive difference between these terms?
british english - "Nice to talk to" or "Nice to talk too" - English ...
One of my friends has corrected someone on their grammar on a social media site. And they think they should say "Nice to talk too". I think it is "Nice to talk to", because "too" is an adverb meani...
What is a word that means "something that is commonly known, …
2016年7月26日 · 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. I would say that's probably considered impolite to discuss, like the details of your bowel movements. You probably wouldn't discuss it at a business meeting or the dinner ...
grammar - What's the difference between "speak" and "talk ...
2013年12月5日 · 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 "grammatically speaking", but conveys talking to the audience about grammar rather than simply stating something.
What to call the "things that nobody talks about"?
2014年7月7日 · You get the following list with acceptable alternatives on how to call things that are not to be talked about: banned outlawed prohibited unthinkable anathema disapproved forbidden proscribed reserved restricted unmentionable beyond the pale frowned on illegal off limits out of bounds ruled out unacceptable
gerunds - "Was talking" vs. "Has been talking" - English Language ...
An online instructor was asked by a student at the end of their conversation: Which of the following is correct and why? It was nice talking to you. It has been nice talking to you. Is talking a
"She talked about how..." Grammar Rule
2015年2月18日 · She talked about how there is a great fear of technology. He thought about how magma slowly cools beneath the Earth's surface. So, the pattern is [verb + about + how + clause].