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All confusables

Share something / Talk about something / Share about something

Usage

Share normally takes the thing shared directly; talk takes about before the topic. Avoid blending the two patterns in formal writing.

Share something

Use when

You name the information, experience or material being shared directly.

Example

“She will share the project findings at tomorrow's meeting.”

Talk about something

Use when

You mean discuss or speak about a topic.

Example

“She will talk about the project at tomorrow's meeting.”

Share about something

Use when

Avoid this blend in formal workplace writing when share something or talk about something expresses the intended meaning more clearly.

Example

“Replace 'share about the project' with 'talk about the project' or 'share the project findings'.”

Quick check

share about the project, shared about, sharing about

Usage note

Share about occurs in regional and informal usage, so the issue is clarity and standard formal usage rather than intelligibility.

Source checked 2026-08-13 (opens in a new tab)