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I. discourse N [Brit ˈdɪskɔːs, Am ˈdɪsˌkɔrs]
1. discourse form:
- discourse (conversation)
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2. discourse (Ling):
- discourse
- discours m
II. discourse VB intr [Brit dɪsˈkɔːs, Am dɪsˈkɔrs] form
- discourse
- discourir (on sur, about à propos de)
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Quotation marks, also called quotes, speech marks and inverted commas, are punctuation marks used in pairs in various writing systems to set off direct speech, a quotation, or a phrase.
en.wikipedia.org Inverted commas are positioned so that the first one is right-leaning, and the second one is left-leaning, coming after the ending punctuation mark of the direct speech sentence.
en.wikipedia.org As others have more commonly put the same distinction, saying is a kind of direct speech act whereas implicating is an indirect speech act.
en.wikipedia.org Maybe some of our journalists find it too hard to paraphrase statements made in court or turn direct speech into reported speech.
www.ghanaweb.com He wrote the following in his introduction to this discourse.
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