Speak to
Talk to
Talk to verb - To communicate with by means of spoken words.
Usage example: I had never talked to a real live cowboy before
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Many people you try to talk to in their language will realise you are a native English speaker and speak to you in it instead.
Source: Surprisingly Good English -
In the second season it seems tied specifically to the handsets the crew uses to speak to him, with Bridger bringing one off the ship to talk to Darwin while he sets up a barbeque.
Source: Series / seaQuest DSV -
Animal Talk: The animal characters can all speak to each other, regardless of species, but no one but Cocky can talk to the humans.
Source: Webcomic / Faux Pas
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