When people communicate with each other, we either use direct language or indirect language. Direct language occurs when a particular sentence is being used for its specific function. An example would be "my favorite colors is blue". The speech is based on the literal meaning of the sentence. Direct language has three types of sentences. There's declarative, imperative and interrogative. With indirect speech, it occurs when the particular sentence type is not being used for its specific function. An example would be "can you pass the salt?" In this case, even though the sentence is interrogative, the literal meaning of the question was imperative. Due to these two types of speeches in society, some people believe that indirect speech should be used more than direct speech so that certain problems may be avoided. Others believe that direct speech should be used more than indirect speech so that no problems are evaded and issues can be addressed. In my opinion, I think that indirect speech is necessary but only in some cases.
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