Articulate
Articulate verb - To utter clearly and distinctly.
Usage example: uses a very measured tone and articulates every syllable when issuing scoldings
Talk is a synonym for articulate in speech topic. In some cases you can use "Talk" instead a verb "Articulate", when it comes to topics like pronounce, words, coherently.
Talk
Talk verb - To express (a thought or emotion) in words.
Usage example: you're talking nonsense: take a minute and think about what you are trying to say, and then start speaking
Articulate is a synonym for talk in utter topic. You can use "Articulate" instead a verb "Talk", if it concerns topics such as words, inform.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In American Psycho, Unreliable Narrator Patrick Bateman claims that he saw Bigfoot on his favorite talk show and found him "surprisingly articulate and charming".
Source: Bigfoot, Sasquatch and Yeti -
Polly Wants a Microphone: Beo, Meneer Pheip's beo is able to talk with people, hold speeches and is generally more clever and articulate than the average bird of his species.
Source: Comic Strip / Nero -
A common gag involves a white (or otherwise non-Indian) character speaking to a Native American in this manner on the assumption that this is how all Indians talk, only to receive a bemused response in perfectly articulate English.
Source: Tonto Talk
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