2013年12月5日 · You have a great grasp on 'speak" and "talk", and good examples of when each should specifically be used. While there are specifics, they don't seem to follow a particular pattern. Whether you use speak or talk depends on what kind of communication you have in mind. Originally, speak meant one person informing another.

2012年5月11日 · to speak with / to ━━ The OED makes does not call out either of the two phrasal verbs “to speak with ━━” or “to speak to ━━” as being more commonly seen in Britain vs elsewhere. Here is the first sense for “to speak with ━━ ”: To converse with, talk to; to consult or confer with.

2025年1月3日 · Since you already solved the clue Speak pompously which had the answer PONTIFICATE, you can simply go back at the main post to check the other daily crossword clues. You can do so by clicking the link here 7 Little Words January 3 2025

2024年12月25日 · Since you already solved the clue Speak under oath which had the answer TESTIFY, you can simply go back at the main post to check the other daily crossword clues. You can do so by clicking the link here 7 Little Words Bonus 3 December 25 2024

2015年1月5日 · -1, sorry. It's true that "to speak English" can mean "to be able to communicate in English", but that is certainly not its only meaning. I see no problem with the OP's "You must speak English in class". And whereas "who speak English at home" is normal and well-attested, "who speak in English at home" is bizarre and gets only two Google-hits. –

2025年1月5日 · Premier Sunday Crossword; Cup of tea so to speak; Cup of tea so to speak. Cup of tea so to speak crossword clue answer contains 18 letters and has been last seen on January 5 2025 as part of Premier Sunday Crossword.

2019年4月24日 · To "speak to" an issue or concern is to address that concern. In this sense, "speak to" is a phrasal verb, and the adverb particle ("to") gives the expression a meaning different from its use in an instance where "to" is strictly a preposition, as in "She will speak to the mayor." To "speak on" a subject is to speak about it in a more general ...

speak: 1 say something in order to convey information, an opinion, or a feeling. 2 talk to in order to reprove or advise. talk: speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words. Obviously, the two words are synonyms.

2017年6月3日 · The phrasal verb speak to is widely used idiomatically to convey various senses, including show, demonstrate, express, relate to, address, or speak about. For example, one might say that this post speaks to the meaning of speak to, or that the existence of this idiom speaks to a gap in the language, or that these examples speak to how the ...

2016年1月8日 · To "speak one's piece" means to say something prepared, as in an opinion or statement... so telling people to "forever hold their piece" is saying "don't ever say what you came here to say." A. Hold your peace: Be silent, and be at peace. B. Hold your piece: Shut up.