lundi 12 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Speaker

Communicator  -  Gossip  -  Talker

 

These are all words for a person who talks or who is talking, especially in a particular way.

 

Speaker a person who is or was speaking; a person who speaks a particular language: I looked around to see who the speaker was. | A fluent Arabic speaker.
Communicator (rather formal) a person who is able to describe their ideas and feelings clearly to others: The ideal candidate will be an effective communicator.
Gossip (disapproving) a person who enjoys talking about other people’s private lives: Myra is a dear, but she’s also a terrible gossip.
Talker a person who talks in a particular way or who talks a lot: He’s a very persuasive talker. | She’s a (great) talker (=she talks a lot).

 

SPEAKER OR TALKER?
Talker is used when you are talking about how much sb talks or how well they talk. It is not used for the person who is or was talking: I looked round to see who the talker was. You can say that sb is a good/persuasive speaker but that means that they are good at making speeches. If you mean that they speak well in conversation, use talker.

 

PATTERNS
*a good/great speaker/communicator/talker
*an effective/excellent speaker/communicator

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors Frequently confused words
Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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