direct speechnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdaɪ.rekt ˈspiːtʃ/us/ˌdaɪ.rekt ˈspiːtʃ/specialized US also direct discourseWhen you use direct speech, you repeat what someone has said using exactly the words they used:
She said, "If it rains, I won't go out." is an example of the use of direct speech.
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indirect speech
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Quoting & making references
- above
- aforementioned
- allusive
- bandy sth around
- bring
- citation
- come up
- cross-reference
- drag
- misquote
- passing
- pursuant
- quotation
- quote
- quote... unquote idiom
- referent
- said
- touch
- touch on/upon sth
- undermentioned
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