direct speech

direct speech

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

Examples
  • "I love you", she said.
  • He looked down at the ground and sighed, "oh well, I guess she's never coming back".
  • "Why are you here", started Mrs Jones, "and what exactly do you want?"

direct speech (uncountable)

  1. (grammar, narratology) the writing of speech, using the exact words of the speaker, usually between quotation marks.
    Synonym: direct discourse
    Antonyms: indirect speech, reported speech, indirect discourse

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