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The phrase "are we really talking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in conversations or discussions to question the validity or seriousness of the topic being discussed.
Example: "In this meeting, I have to ask, are we really talking about implementing such drastic changes to our policy?"
Alternatives: "are we genuinely discussing" or "are we truly conversing".
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What are we really talking about, though?
"What are we really talking about?" he asked.
But are we really talking about the outbreak of war?
And when it's just you and me talking, are we really talking to thousands?
Outside the campaign, how do we measure poverty, and what are we really talking about?
When we say we love meat are we really talking about a set of nutrients?
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And who are we even really talking about anyway?
Upon reflection, we realise that the terms "EMT" or "EMT-like" are not appropriate for the events that we are discussing: what we are really talking about are changes in E-Cadherin (Cdh1).
Jeremy Greenstock, the British Ambassador to the U.N., told Annan that the choice was simple: "We are really talking about Sergio".
Chances are, if we were really talking about kale, nobody would care all that much.
Suffice to say, if most of life is extinct, then we are really talking about a group that could easily contain a billion or more species over its 500 600-million-year existence.
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