11. :: Oratio Recta / Direct speech for both the above examples : ( or ). 12. A dash can introduce direct speech if there is no accompanying sentence before direct speech itself. 13. His narratives nevertheless take an interest in recording direct speech , used as a method of characterization. 14. A dash can introduce direct speech if there is no accompanying sentence before direct speech itself. 15. Also, how do languages with other scripts handle direct speech , quotations, etc . in written texts? 16. This is OK as magazine journalism, but relying on Pitt's direct speech to describe situations is unencyclopedic. 17. This contrasts with direct speech , where there is an expectation that the original words will be reproduced exactly. 18. A colon may also be used to introduce direct speech enclosed within quotation marks ( see above ). 19. :There are something like sixty words there, just under half of which purport to be quoted direct speech . 20. What if they are given while reporting the speech of others, either in direct speech or indirect speech?
