direct discourse
Use Direct discourse in a sentencedirect discourse
noun
quotation of a speaker in which the speaker's exact words are repeated.
Compare indirect discourse.
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| direct speech or esp (US) direct discourse | |
| —n | |
| the reporting of what someone has said or written by quoting his exact words | |
| direct discourse or esp (US) direct discourse | |
| —n | |
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Direct discourse
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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No machine can, or should, be a surrogate for direct discourse between people.
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