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Could you comment (idiomatic/not idiomatic, different meanings, etc) on the choice of speak/talk in the following sentences?
(1) Who did this? Now, speak/talk to me!
(2) He hesitated, and then spoke/talked.
(3) It’s ridiculous that nobody got a raise this season. As a union...
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I've seen the verb think taking direct objects as in these examples:
(1) Forget Customers. Think network.
(2) Funny that you should think it.
(3) Just think what it might cost us!
(4) He was ashamed of thinking these base thoughts.
Can we generalize from these and use the following:
(5)...
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Vorpar and Jim: Thanks very much.
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I 've run into following examples as an illustration of how the dictinction between restrictive and non-restrictive uses of relative pronouns matters.
(1) There were few passengers on the train who escaped injury.
(2) There were few passengers on the train, who escaped injury.
Apparently, the...
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