Anonymous  +  209297 Fri, 24 Mar 06 09:15 PM Which are the differences between "to speak"and "to talk"? When is it correct using "to speak" instead of"to talk"? Anonymous

	Clive  +  209360 Sat, 25 Mar 06 02:25 AM Hi, Which are the differences between "to speak"and "to talk"? When is it correct using "to speak" instead of"to talk"? In general terms, 'speak' refers to the act of speaking while 'talk' refers to the giving of information. Some examples: My English listening is OK, but my speaking is terrible. Don't speak when you are eating. I'd like to speak to that girl. What were you talking to Mary about?  I want have a talk with you. In practice, sometimes we don't much care which word we use. There's plenty of 'overlap'. Best wishes, Clive   Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,595 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	khoff  +  209371 Sat, 25 Mar 06 03:24 AM One case in which "speak" is definitely preferred over "talk" is in referring to languages.  "Do you speak French?  No, but I speak fluent Hungarian and I can speak a little bit of Norwegian." khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,265 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)