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'barely talk about' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when you want to express the idea that two parties or people discussed something but not in a very in-depth way. For example: "We barely talked about our plans for the summer before the conversation turned to something else."
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Some could barely talk about it.
They barely talk about poverty at all.
Twenty years on, he could still barely talk about it.
We have grown so used to this "sublime irony" that we barely talk about it anymore.
"It was miraculous -- I can barely talk about it still," Ms. Haley said.
Mr. Ambroise could barely talk about the earthquake, which crumbled his school before his eyes, killing many students.
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We've barely talked about Capodistria's teeth, for instance.
She has barely talked about domestic, European or foreign policy, but rather about trust.
MONTREAL — The history of architecture during World War II is barely talked about.
Instead, Democrats chose Mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee, who then barely talked about collective-bargaining rights, sensing it would not help him.
Brunner and Ive had dinner in San Francisco a few days before Apple's September announcement; they barely talked about the Beats deal.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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