direct speech
noun/dəˌrekt ˈspiːtʃ/, /daɪˌrekt ˈspiːtʃ/
/dəˌrekt ˈspiːtʃ/, /daɪˌrekt ˈspiːtʃ/
[uncountable] (grammar)- a speaker’s actual words; the use of these in writing
- Only direct speech should go inside inverted commas.
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