In intransitive terms the difference between long and talk
is that
long is to await, to aspire, to desire greatly (something to occur or to be true while
talk is to gossip; to create scandal.
As nouns the difference between long and talk
is that
long is a long vowel while
talk is a conversation or discussion.
As verbs the difference between long and talk
is that
long is to take a long position in while
talk is to communicate, usually by means of speech.
As an adjective long
is having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below.
As an adverb long
is over a great distance in space.
As a proper noun Long
is {{surname|from=nicknames}} Originally a nickname for a tall man.