The phrase "are often talking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a habitual action or ongoing conversation among people.
Example: "During our meetings, we are often talking about new strategies to improve our workflow."
Alternatives: "frequently discuss" or "often engage in conversation".
When people bellow abuse, they are often talking about themselves.
Sanders and his detractors on the Democratic side are often talking past one other.
Even when people talk of being "liberal" or "conservative", or a "Brexiter" or "Remainer", they are often talking as much of cultural identities as of political viewpoints.
When experts draw up clever lists of the things far-off places need to thrive building up the rule of law, say, or better civil administration they are often talking in tautologies.
When conservatives vow to protect "the family", they are often talking about a specific understanding of the nuclear family: a married, heterosexual couple with children where the man contributes most of the household income.
Studies have shown that when people talk about developing a "tolerance" for coffee, they are often talking — albeit unknowingly — about the reality that their coffee consumption has fostered a decrease in the amount of cortisol their body produces during the day.
Landscapes are often talked about in terms of possessing a "genius loci," and the same can surely be said of theaters.
In our current education debates, these skills are often talked about in morally freighted terms: as expressions of deep-rooted character, of grit and fortitude.
Those with Alzheimer's themselves, meanwhile, are often talked of as if they've already slipped the bonds of humanity: they're ex-persons.
Transportation on-demand services are often talked about for the potential to be 'anything on-demand' companies.
A look at eye-catching policy ideas that are often talked about but never seem to feature in UK general election campaigns.
