TO TALK SOMEONE INTO / OUT OF DOING SOMETHING

Good morning / afternoon / evening everyone, depending on when you are reading this. Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin.  

Yesterday we looked at the basic meanings of the verb talk (to have a conversation). Today we are going to look at how this meaning changes when we combine talk with adverbial particles and we create phrasal verbs. 

TO TALK SOMEONE INTO DOING SOMETHING
Meaning: to convince or persuade someone to do something.

Example 1: Did you manage to talk Beth into coming to the party? She told me she was busy but I know she would enjoy herself if she came.

TO TALK SOMEONE OUT OF DOING SOMETHING
Meaning: to convince or persuade someone NOT to do something.

Example 2: I tried to talk Kevin and Robert out of going on holiday to the Caribbean during the rainy season, but they went anyway. Of course, it rained every day and they weren't able to go to the beach at all.

Tomorrow we will look at some more expressions with talk.

To get some writing practice, I encourage you to write sentences with one or both of these TALK phrases. You can post your sentences to one of our social media sites (Facebook or Bluesky) and we will give you feedback about your sentences ASAP.

I hope you have a great day!