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What is the difference between "talk" and "say"?



 
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What is the difference between "talk" and "say"? #1 (permalink) Sun Oct 02, 2005 19:05 pm   What is the difference between "talk" and "say"?
 

Test No. errors/inter-5 "Talk about it later", question 3

I would rather not discuss the matter now but I'll say about it later.

(a) rather not
(b) matter
(c) say
(d) later

Test No. errors/inter-5 "Talk about it later", answer 3

I would rather not discuss the matter now but I'll talk about it later.

Correct entry: talk
The error was: (c) say
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Talk vs. say #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 03, 2005 9:23 am   Talk vs. say
 

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Yes, that is correct: talk, not say. The keys are the preposition about (which say does not take as a two-word verb), and the lack of an object (which say requires).
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