Speak with the supervisor vs. talk with the supervisor

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Do you think we should change the answer options in the following question: speak with the supervisor vs. talk to the supervisor

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‘Speak with’ is more formal than ‘Talk to’.

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What about ‘talk with’?

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Same difference - it’s ‘speak’ that makes it more formal for me.

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So the answer options should be changed since ‘speak with’ as well as ‘talk with’ would be possible?

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I think speak with is not only more formal and but more polite as well. Talk sounds like an ordinary word.

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