Speaking
Speaking noun - The utterance of intelligible speech.
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Talks and speaking are semantically related in discussion topic. In some cases you can use "Talks" instead a noun "Speaking".
Talks
Talks noun - A discussion intended to produce an agreement.
Speaking and talks are semantically related in discussion topic. Sometimes you can use "Speaking" instead a noun "Talks", if it concerns topics such as communication with language.
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She knows full well that she is human at that point and talks normally, but goes back to speaking the Puni language near the end.
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If he talks to Maria, anyone else sees it as Maria speaking in a funny voice, and he always looks like a stuffed animal to them.
Source: Living Toys -
His former cellmate talks about people begging to be murdered, but in his case it's ambiguous whether he's speaking literally or metaphorically.
Source: Through the Eyes of Madness
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