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Can I replace "talking" to "saying"? Do both sound natural?

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Rebecca

The expression is to "talk sense," so "say sense" sounds unnatural and awkward in this context. You can use the expression "talk sense," or alternatively, "make sense". Ex: Don't talk nonsense. That's just a rumor. Ex: The meeting went on for hours. No one was talking sense.

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