Is it speak with you or speak to you?

Is it speak with you or speak to you?

Speak to and speak with are both are correct and can be used almost interchangeably to describe a verbal exchange. Some people believe “speak with” demonstrates two-way conversation better than “speak to,” but the latter is more common.

Do you speak to someone or with someone?

They can often be used interchangeably. However: If you were talking – giving a talk or a speech – to a group, you would not generally use “with, even if they were able to ask questions.” If you were talking to a friend or a group in a conversation you would normally use “with.” “With” implies a verbal exchange.

Did you speak to or with?

“Did you speak to him?” is correct. Speak is the present tense of the verb, while spoke is the past tense. So when you ask someone if they ‘did’ something, you’re asking if they did something in the past. (‘Did’ is the simple past tense of ‘do’).

Can I speak to or speak with?

In both the cases, the meaning is “have a conversation with somebody.” The difference is that speak to (or talk to) is less polite, since it put the emphasis on one doing the conversation, while speak with (or talk with) is more polite, since it doesn’t put the emphasis on just one doing the conversation.

Is it spoke to or spoke with?

“Spoke with” is a more intimate conversation between two people. There’s usually an exchange, it’s two-way communication. Eg, “I spoke with my friend” “I spoke with my mother last night.” “Spoke to” is more “at” people.

What is the difference between talk to and speak with?

Speak usually only focuses on the person who is producing the words: He spoke about the importance of taking exercise and having a good diet. Talk focuses on a speaker and at least one listener, and can mean ‘have a conversation’: The focus is on the use of words as part of a conversation with someone else.

Is it talk with or speak with?

Speak usually only focuses on the person who is producing the words: He spoke about the importance of taking exercise and having a good diet. Talk focuses on a speaker and at least one listener, and can mean ‘have a conversation’: I hope I can meet you to talk about my plans for the company.

Did you speak to her or with her?

Honestly, they both mean the same thing in most cases. Did you talk to her is simply asking someone if he or she talked to her. Have you talked to her is simply asking someone if he or she talked to her. In other cases, the distinction is situational.

Is spoke a proper word?

Spoke is the past tense of speak.

Is talked correct?

They are both correct, as they are almost the same. But I might suggest that spoke with or talked with might be preferred. If you talked to her or spoke to her, then it sounds like you were the only only who spoke. But if you say that you spoke with her or talked with her, it implies you both were in the conversation.

Is it I have spoke or I have spoken?

“I spoke to him” (past tense) refers to an event in past time (yesterday, a week ago, a year ago). “I have spoken to him” (present perfect) refers to the momentary situation.

Can I talk with you meaning?

“Could I have a word with you” is used when you are in a group of people, there are multiple people. So the question “could I have a word with you” is a polite and indirect way to express to that person that you want to talk to him/her privately, away from the other people.

What does talking to you mean?

Talking down to someone means to speak slowly or simply to a person, as if they were not as intelligent as you are. In other words, you ridicule the person’s “lack of intelligence”, as opposed to speaking to them slowly with the intention of helping them understand.

What is the difference between “speaking” and “talking”?

• One of the main differences between speak and talk is that speak is more formal in usage and talk is more informal in usage. • Another important difference between speak and talk is that the verb talk gives the idea of conversation. On the other hand, the verb speak gives the idea of individual use of language.