Talking and Speaking

[damian 0]

Is there a difference between Talking and Speaking or do they mean exactly the same thing?

[window-cleaner 0]

Different for Ms and Fs.

 

[damian 0]

I can write a policy that "speaks to the topic of XZY". But I cant write something that "talks".

 

Actions also "speak louder than words"...

 

Is it possible to speak without making a noise, that is, speaking non verbally?

 

Is this the difference between speaking and talking?

 

Why do I feel the need to know this difference?

[enderzero 0]

How about this:

 

If two people are "talking" then they are talking to each other.

 

If two people are "speaking" then the same is not necessarily true.

 

You can speak by shouting, whispering, screaming, etc, but to talk implies a more moderated, normal tone.

 

How about we throw "saying" into the mix as well?

[mogski 0]

Are these not the same as listening and hearing?

[enderzero 0]

You can hear something and not process it. When you listen you are processing what you are hearing.

[NoFakie 45]

 Quote:

Originally posted by enderzero:

You can speak by shouting, whispering, screaming, etc, but to talk implies a more moderated, normal tone.

But the Soul Brother Number One sang(*)

You're like a dull knife,
That just ain't cuttin'
Just talkin' loud
And sayin' nothing!

I can't be bothered to look it up, but to me "speak" implies some kind of imparting of meaning, while "talk" is more making sounds.

e.g.
Don't talk during the movie
Do you speak Japanese?


(*) Check out the fourteen minute unreleased version on Funk Power 1970 for some awesome impro from Bootsy and Catfish.

[merryJim 1]

I talk and speak like a gaijin

[powwwers 0]

why you no risten???