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indirect quotation

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quoting

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speaking

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quotative

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quotation

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reportive

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hearsay

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quote

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saying

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speech

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speak

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talking

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paraphrasing

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reporting

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misquote

noun 0.510

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parroting

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speaker

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double hearsay

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misquotation

noun 0.501

public speaking

noun 0.501