How to pronounce directness
Listen to directness in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“directness” in real sentences
50 clips in the index · 8 American · 1 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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um but it's a similar economy you know like a directness maybe a directness I
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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directness and note and not not having any tact.
NIH · hear it here
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we still have this convergence to a direct a directness
Jesse Peterson · hear it here
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You know, that's something I try and capture, this directness.
TED · hear it here
Why real speech
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