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indirect speech, indirect discourse

the reporting of something said or written by conveying what was meant rather than repeating the exact words, as in the sentence He asked me whether I would go as opposed to He asked me, "Will you go?"
Also called: reported speech

'indirect speech' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

indirect question - reported speech

Forum discussions with the word(s) "indirect speech" in the title:

'bring' and 'take' in indirect speech
'May I come in' -- Indirect Speech
(Indirect Speech. Imperative?) He told him to come there.
3rd conditional in indirect speech
A doubt on indirect speech
About tenses in direct speech and indirect speech
an indirect speech sentence
Ask or tell- indirect speech
ask vs. say (with questions in indirect speech)
asked me that where <are/were> you? [direct vs indirect speech]
Breaking the backshift rule for indirect speech [reported speech] [backshift]
Cannot -- Could not (in Indirect Speech)
Change a comma in indirect speech <and added?>
Change the direct speech sentences <to/into> indirect ones.
change the indirect speech to direct
Change to indirect speech
Changes in place, and person in indirect speech
Changing direct speech into indirect one
Changing "said to" to "told"/"asked" in indirect speech
come / go [indirect speech]
Coming in indirect speech
conditional into indirect speech
Conditional into indirect speech
Conditional sentences in indirect speech
confusion about tenses in indirect speech
Convert direct to indirect speech
Converting Compound-Complex Sentence into indirect speech?
Converting direct imperatives to indirect [reported speech]
Counter-Fact Sentence in Undirect [Indirect] Speech
Direct -> Indirect speech
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