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Default Re: talk to vs talk with

I think you'll find this is a US/UK difference. As a Brit I'd usually talk/speak to you, but I suspect Mark and others would talk/speak with you -??

I might possibly use talk/speak with to indicate a complicated discussion where something had to be discussed and decided. "with" for me indicates that I really have to take other people's views into consideration. But it would be rare (Is that because I rarely take other people's views into consideration - eek )

My students tend to use with because it's a translation from Italian so easier for them. When they ask why I say "to" I just explain it's a variety difference and it makes no difference which they use unless they specifically want to be using UK or US English.
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