Reporting Verbs When using reported speech‚ most students learn to use "say" and "tell": Examples: John told me he was going to stay late at work. Peter said he wanted to visit his parents that weekend. These forms are perfectly correct for reporting what others have said. However‚ there are a number of other reporting verbs which can more accurately describe what someone has said. These verbs take a variety of structures. The following list gives you reporting verbs in various categories
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Information Sciences 173 (2005) 115–139 www.elsevier.com/locate/ins Investigating spoken Arabic digits in speech recognition setting Yousef Ajami Alotaibi Computer Engineering Department‚ College of Computer and Information Sciences‚ King Saud University‚ P.O. Box 57168‚ Riyadh 11574‚ Saudi Arabia Received 3 October 2003; received in revised form 18 May 2004; accepted 14 July 2004 Abstract Arabic language is a Semitic language that has many differences when compared to European languages such
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Speech to Persuade Outline Topic: Speech to Persuade General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: When I am done with my speech I want the class to be persuaded to not text and drive. Central Idea: Texting while driving kills. Introduction: Young adults are the most common age group found texting and driving. 75% of young adults‚ teens especially say texting and driving is common among their friends. Body: I. Statistics of Texting and Driving a. 60% of all licensed drivers
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Nowadays‚ in most speech‚ there many steps to follow‚ but credibility is like the heart without it you won’t gain the audience attention. In the speech process‚ we follow many steps from the introduction‚ the way we caught the attention of the audience‚ to the credibility on what we said. For example‚ every morning while I drive to work I listened to a daily podcast on my car‚ generally are from the TED channel. Ted in YouTube‚ is one of my favorites media channels. People from many organization
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black or white. Many say all black men are awful people who lie‚ but they know this is a lie. The rest of Atticus’s speech is about how racism is morally wrong and all men are created equal. Atticus makes the point that the fate of this man’s life depends on a person’s moral compass and he hopes the jury will do the right thing. I think what is most interesting in Atticus’s speech is when he talks about Tom Robinson feeling sorry for Mayella Ewell. In every trial there is always a time when an
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Arif BAŞARAN 1673714 SPEECH ANALYSIS REPORT This report aims to provide a speech analysis of robotics designer Dr. David Hanson’s presentation which is delivered in 2009. The topic of the presentation is concerned with robots that relate to human-beings. The purpose is to inform the audience on the new developments of robotics technology and humanoid robots. If the overall speech is mentioned‚ I believe that the subject is very interesting and the presenter used this advantage effectively. While
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King’s Speech” The main characters in the king’s speech are the King who’s called Bertie in the movie and is played by Colin Firth‚ the Queen Elizabeth who is played by Helena Bonham Carter and Lionel Logue who is played by Geoffrey Rush. Also through out the movies you see the Kings daughters and many other people who play a role in his life. Mostly it focuses on the king‚ his wife‚ and the doctor. The Kings Speech is nothing like a usual wartime movie. Instead it’s about the king’s speech and
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Sample Persuasive Speech Self-Defense on Campus Speech Commentary Rebecca Hanson You’re tired; you’re hungry. You’ve just spent a long day at College Library and you can’t wait to get back to your room. Glancing outside‚ you remember how quickly it becomes dark. You don’t think much of it‚ though‚ as you bundle up and head out into the gusty wind. Not until you spy the shadows on the sidewalk or hear the leaves rustling beside you do you wish you weren’t alone. You walk quickly‚ trying to
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Megan Johnson President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech After being sworn-in by Supreme Court Chief Justice‚ John Roberts‚ Barack Obama gave his inaugural speech in front of U.S. Capitol. On January 21‚ 2013 Obama addressed the nation as a president for the first time in his new term. Since April 30‚ 1789 Presidents have given an inaugural address after taking the oath as president. Usually an inaugural speech includes their vision of America and the plans they have in mind for building our country
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Speech Anxiety Communication apprehension to me simple means the fear of speaking. I use the word “simple” very lightly. It has been something I have feared for many years in my life. It prevented me from finishing college‚ because I was unable to get up in front of my class and give a 45 minute speech. Some of the factors that lead to communications apprehension are not being prepared and being too hard on yourself. Other factors that my also affect it there is anticipation of a hostile
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