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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost spoke to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a conversation was nearly initiated but did not fully occur.
Example: "I almost spoke to her at the event, but I lost my nerve at the last moment."
Alternatives: "nearly talked to" or "was close to speaking with".
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The three, all cantankerous and loud-mouthed, almost spoke to Mayor Abraham D. Beame as equals.
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It waits upon the lawn; It shows the furthest tree Upon the furthest slope we know; It almost speaks to me.
"He almost never spoke to the press.
If you asked to speak to one, you almost invariably spoke to both, even on the telephone.
Another full moment: beginning in kindergarten, all through grade school and high school, I was in love with a classmate I almost never spoke to.
This was how almost everyone I spoke to saw it.
Among all those groups, similar opinions were echoed by almost everyone I spoke to.
Asked what would make Dodi happy, almost everyone I spoke to said pleasing his father.
Almost everyone I spoke to took a deep in-breath, drew the curtain and started to talk.
But Monna, like almost everyone I spoke to, understood perfectly well what Medicare was and was glad to have it.
"I rang Davenport Lyons almost immediately, and spoke to a man who refused to give me his name.
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