 | Speak | Talk |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | To speak means to say something. There may or may not be an audience that listens to the speaker. | To talk means to verbally communicate with another person or persons. |
| Minimum number of persons | There needs to be at least one person to speak. | There need to be at least two people to talk. Talking to oneself is an exception because in that scenario one takes a sort of split personality of both talker and listener. |
| Communication | Usually one way | Usually two-way |
| Preposition | One usually speaks "to" | One usually talks "with" |
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