To speak with (someone) without truly listening to their response or interacting meaningfully.
I love when clients just want to talk at me so they can feel heard by someone. I will absolutely listen and ask some good questions so that you know I'm listening and trying to understand your life and story.
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(slang, originally, AAVE) To speak with; to have a conversation with.
“So she can talk at a roundtable not under oath? The Republicans said they were done with testimony under oath. That was only for Hillary and Bill.”
Talk at means: To speak with without truly listening to their response or interacting meaningfully.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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i want to give a talk at the next @atproto.nyc event and i have a good idea of what the topic would be but public speaking is scary............ but i'm also really passionate about the topic and i want to tell people…
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“People always talk at me like I’m in favor of the police stopping the first attack and I’m like how are the police supposed to know they’re supposed to be there? They can’t stop the first attack. The point of police is to go out and do arrests.”
“Thats exclusion. Why does msnow, thee stupidest motherfuckers- overreach, talk at viewers, and deny that, other than to deny that, for 3xclusion, with overeach?”
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To speak with (someone) without truly listening to their response or interacting meaningfully.
Talk at means: To speak with without truly listening to their response or interacting meaningfully.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
talk at means: To speak with without truly listening to their response or interacting meaningfully.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“I love when clients just want to talk at me so they can feel heard by someone. I will absolutely listen and ask some good questions so that you know I'm listening and trying to understand your life and story.”
“At #BioMonnWeek2026, stop by our booth to chat about #biodiversity, #AI & #citizenscience ! 📣And don’t miss our talk at 4:30–5:30 PM in Room Sully 3, where our botanist Vanessa Hequet will take you behind the scenes of how we’re using drones to scale #biodiversitymonitoring”
“i want to give a talk at the next @atproto.nyc event and i have a good idea of what the topic would be but public speaking is scary............ but i'm also really passionate about the topic and i want to tell people about it so maybe that could overpower the fear”
“Imagine if that was books or watching tele or fidgeting or anything else. Oh yeah, we asked the reading disorder clinic and they said people who read and talk at the same time are probably sus and neglecting you, get them help. Ooh. Those absolute fuckers.”
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