I was trying to understand the difference among those two forms, but I am not
sure about it. Could somebody provide me some example and explain it to me?
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The difference among と言えば and と言うと
> **と言えば**

This is used when someone else will say something and you are going to follow
or to do.

like "「どちらか **と言えば** 出かけたい。」→ 「If anything I would like to go out.」"

> **と言うと**

This is used when you will say something and you are going to follow or to do.

like "「どちらか **と言うと** 行きたい。」→ 「I would rather go if I say something.」"
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According to this page:

<http://www.edewakaru.com/archives/7057482.html>

といえば and というと, in the sense of "speaking of" are essentially interchangeable
(though there are other uses of といえば), but that といえば is often used when
remembering something and you use というと when you want to ask for clarification
about something.

The example given on that page is:

> 秘書：社長、山田さんから電話がありました
>
> 社長：山田さんというとA会社の山田さんか？
>
> 秘書：はい、そうです。

Here one should not use といえば.
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I agree with Michael Gignac that the link is useful, but I think that 言う is a
special case that deserves separate attention from the simple verbs like 行く
that are discussed at the link. Unlike simple verbs like 行く, 言う can be used
not just as "say" as in "I will say something", but also in a speculative
context regarding future possibilities, as in "Let's say that..."

I think both と言えば and と言うと can translate as "Considering that...", but my
feeling is that と言えば is weaker than と言うと, because と言えば implies that the
situation is not yet totally clear. と言うと contrastingly implies that the
situation is clear.

Generally:

  * 「Aと言えば」means: "Considering that A might happen..."

  * 「Aと言うと」means: "Considering that A will happen..."

For example:

  * 来週がダメと言えば means "Considering that next week might not be possible..." 

  * 来週がダメと言うと means "Considering that next week is not possible..."
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