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Hi

Do these sentences below mean the same? I guess they do!

1. I have nothing to talk to/with you about. Can I use either "to" or "with"?
2. I have nothing to talk about with you.
3. There is nothing I can talk about with you.

I think you need to refine the first sentence.
(Not an english teacher)

I think you should use the secon sentence.
But I Understand...
In the usingenglish.com, Do we learning together or we have teachers who will teach our??? :?:

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Originally Posted by GUEST2008

Hi

Do these sentences below mean the same? I guess they do!

1. I have nothing to talk to/with you about. Can I use either "to" or "with"?
2. I have nothing to talk about with you.
3. There is nothing I can talk about with you.

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Hi GUEST2008,

1. and 2. Mean the same, you can use "to" or "with" though they can mean slightly different things. Talking to someone could indicate a one sided conversation, whereas, Talking with someone implies more of a two way discussion.

3. Means that there is no subject on which we can converse, whereas,1 and 2 mean that at the moment there is nothing we need to say to each other.

Although, both sound a bit negative and confrontational to me.:-)

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Originally Posted by GUEST2008

Hi

Do these sentences below mean the same? I guess they do!

1. I have nothing to talk to/with you about. Can I use either "to" or "with"?
2. I have nothing to talk about with you.
3. There is nothing I can talk about with you.

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Sentences one and two mean the same.
:-)

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Originally Posted by bhaisahab

Hi GUEST2008,

1. and 2. Mean the same, you can use "to" or "with" though they can mean slightly different things. Talking to someone could indicate a one sided conversation, whereas, Talking with someone implies more of a two way discussion.

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Hi

I think in most cases conversations are two sided, and very rarely one sided. Maybe, that's why should say: "with" instead of "to"? 8-)

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Originally Posted by GUEST2008

Hi

I think in most cases conversations are two sided, and very rarely one sided. Maybe, that's why should say: "with" instead of "to"? 8-)

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That is true unless you have a boss who wants to tell you off and then the conversation is one sided. He talks and talks and you hardly say a word. ;-)
He talks to you, not with you.

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Originally Posted by banderas

That is true unless you have a boss who wants to tell you off and then the conversation is one sided. He talks and talks and you hardly say a word. ;-)
He talks to you, not with you.

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Right ;-)

However, when I call someone it's better to say (when somebody answers): I'd like to talk with John/Mike/Anne etc. rather than I'd like to talk to.....
When I call someone I usually want to have a conversation with someone, unless I just want to inform another person about something and hang up.

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Originally Posted by GUEST2008

However, when I call someone it's better to say (when somebody answers): I'd like to talk with John/Mike/Anne etc. rather than I'd like to talk to.....

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It's pretty much a matter of personal preference which is used.

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Originally Posted by GUEST2008

When I call someone I usually want to have a conversation with someone, unless I just want to tell somebody something and hang up.

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:-)