talk like a book

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌtɔːk laɪk‿ə ˈbʊk/
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• General-American: /ˌtɔk laɪk‿ə ˈbʊk/
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• General-American: /tɑk-/
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• rhymes with -ʊk
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From the fact that the written language used in books is generally more formal than spoken language.

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: puhua kirjakieltä — to talk pedantically, or using excessively difficult or literary words
• French: parler comme un livre — to talk pedantically, or using excessively difficult or literary words
• Northern Kurdish: bi edebî axivîn — to talk pedantically, or using excessively difficult or literary words
• Northern Kurdish: kitêbane peyivîn — to talk pedantically, or using excessively difficult or literary words
• Polish: mówić literacko — to talk pedantically, or using excessively difficult or literary words
• Catalan: parlar com un llibre — to talk precisely and with authority
• Finnish: puhua kirjakieltä — to talk precisely and with authority
• Galician: falar coma un libro — to talk precisely and with authority
• German: sprechen wie ein Buch — to talk precisely and with authority
• Italian: parlare come un libro stampato — to talk precisely and with authority