TALk ?=? SPEAK
2007-01-31 21:35:45 · 9 answers · asked by NOUR 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
They are synonyms but in certain expressions they take a slightly different meaning.
2007-01-31 21:39:25 · answer #1 · answered by Mirela B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a pretty subtle difference. To me, using 'talk' sounds like a conversation, whereas 'speak' sounds like one person talking while others listen. For example:
"They talked for hours" brings to my mind two people chatting over coffee, or friends catching up with each other. "They spoke for hours" sounds like a series of people getting up, one after another, maybe giving speeches or preaching.
'Talk' is a little more informal, 'speak' a bit more formal. You can use one in place of the other pretty much all the time, though.
2007-01-31 21:42:26 · answer #2 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You talk to your friends and you speak in English. A lecturer might speak to his audience.
The differences are very subtle and whichever word you used there would be no doubt about what you were saying.
2007-01-31 21:48:54 · answer #3 · answered by Ted T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To talk is to make sounds - it may be intelligible or sometimes just gibberish.
To speak is to convey something in an intelligible manner - using a language that people understand.
2007-01-31 23:25:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are used in different places and times.
Example: Come on speak up
Dont talk now.
2007-01-31 21:47:00 · answer #5 · answered by Choco 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
same same - but
ex - He speaks several languages
To talk = perform the act of speaking
2007-02-01 20:43:18 · answer #6 · answered by Neighbour 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
their really isnt one its just two world that mean the same thing
2007-01-31 21:40:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say tomato, I say tomatoe.... it's all the same
2007-01-31 21:38:41 · answer #8 · answered by RIffRaffMama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is.
2007-01-31 21:39:19 · answer #9 · answered by Steph 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋