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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alone talk of" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete or incorrect expression, and it is unclear what context it is intended for.
Example: "I cannot alone talk of the issues we face; we need to discuss them together."
Alternatives: "only speak of" or "merely discuss".
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Yet so far China has blocked condemnation of North Korea's actions at the Security Council, let alone talk of sanctions.
This arcane packaging and reselling of mortgages raises the question: Why has there been so little examination, let alone talk of regulation, of that befuddling and clearly dangerous practice?
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He alone talks of poverty.
Slavery alone was thought of, alone talked of.
… Slavery alone was thought of, alone talked of … the South separated on slavery, and proclaimed slavery as the one cause of separation".
The media and the other parties decided that to talk about, let alone talk to, the FN was to give the "oxygen of publicity" to its noxious ideas.
It gives me pause to contemplate the long-term effect of spending years alone, talking to oneself in a padded windowless room.
Born six years after D-Day, my dad grew up like so many baby-boomers, with a father whose deep emotional repression left him unable to love, let alone talk about any of his feelings.
It is difficult to think, let alone talk, under the influence of many of these powerful substances.
Geraldine soon becomes Don's passive-aggressive partner in letting Peggy know that there's no room in his house for her unsettling notions of pleasure and change, let alone her talk of spring trips to England.
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