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- 22-Oct-2011, 14:08 #1
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Talk About "He always talks business." "He always talks about business."
Do "talk" and "talk about" have different meanings?
- 22-Oct-2011, 14:13 #2
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Re: Talk About Excellent question.
"talks business" is, in everyday spoken AmE, what one does with either an associate or a customer. Let's talk business means let's discuss about our business between us (associate) or let's begin the process of negotiating a contract between us (client).
"talks about business" is when the only subject of discussion is related to business.
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- 22-Oct-2011, 14:19 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: Talk About If I change the subject to "football", then the original examples become:
"He always talks football."
"He always talks about football."
How should they be interpreted?
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