Could please help me to figure out the difference between talk to or talk with someone? Thanks a lot for help))
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3Possible duplicate of Is there any difference between "talk to someone" and "talk with someone"? (itself closed as a duplicate of “Speak to” vs. “Speak with”). – FumbleFingers Mar 28 '19 at 16:47
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There is rarely a difference. Talk with does imply that both people are engaging in conversation. In some specific cases talk to may be more correct if the object/person being spoken to isn't sentient or responding.
I can give my phone a voice command; in that case, I would say I am talking to my phone but the phone isn't really having a conversation with me, so I wouldn't say I am talking with my phone.
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2You say there really isn't a difference, yet you give a difference in your final statement. – michael_timofeev Mar 29 '19 at 02:46
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@michael_timofeev You're right. There isn't a difference in most situations. I offered a rare situation where there is a difference. Perhaps I should edit. – W.E. Mar 29 '19 at 19:27