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How to pronounce repartee
“repartee” pronunciation in British and American English
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“repartee” in real sentences
11 clips in the index · 1 American · 3 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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for witty repartee the art were designed being a particular twinkle of the eye when working
The Royal Institution
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silent and and voiced repartee was was one of the great joys of the film and
The Atlantic
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the repartee of it, but when you start to say it out loud, it reveals all
The 92nd Street Y
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popular reperceptions of the Right, and it was her populist repartee, more than any deference appeal,
UK Parliament
Why real speech
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