ravikumarkargam  +  964674 Sat, 07 Nov 09 11:51 PM  Here is the email I sent to HR manager of a reputed company. In this email I used "talked" instead of "spoke". Could you please verify if this is correct & let me know the reason for using "talked" or "spoke" in this context.   -- Dear Steve,   Due to family emergency, I went to India. I will be back in 3 weeks. I talked to the Interview Panel team and expressed my situation & they were fine with that.   I am willing to take the offer. Please let me know your contact number & convenient time so that I will give a call to you. I will be available through email for any further communication.   -- Regards Ravi ravikumarkargam Joined on Wed, Feb 27 2008 Junior Member 57 Regards, Interviews, Writing, Context, Numbers

	Avangi  +  964686 Sun, 08 Nov 09 12:10 AM It's correct in my opinion. Considering talked to/with  and spoke to/with, I think that "talked" has more of a sense of conversation than "spoke" does.  That is, it suggests a meeting of the minds. However, "spoke" would not be incorrect, especially since you have specifically stated that there was a meeting of the minds.  But in either case, I think I'd be inclined to use "with." There have been other threads on this subject, and they always seem to generate a lot of controversy as to the differences in usage. Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,197 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier Speaking, Chat, Friendships, Conversational