"Speak"

Hi Clarisse,

No, sorry.

Speak up when you SAY these tongue twisters, or Speak up when you RECITE these tongue twisters (or poems, or whatever the person is saying).

As you say these tongue twisters, make sure to speak up!

Hello!

Sorry, Grammar Geek. I didn't understand the explanation. You said that speak up means SAY or RECITE so when I say:

"Speak up these tongue twisters = I told you to speak up these tongue twisters" is the same to say:

"Say/recite these tongue twisters = I told you

You can't use "speak up" as a transitive verb.

It means to speak more loudly than you currently are. If you get up to recite something, but your voice is too quiet, your teacher may say "Speak up! We can't hear you past the first row."

Do you simply want the person to say it out loud (compared to when you read silently "in your head") or do you want the person to speak more loudl

Hi again!

Thank you. My intention is that someone says the tongue twisters aloud. So, in this case I have to say:

"Speak these tongue twisters aloud" (or could it be: "Speak aloud these tongue twisters"?) = I told you to speak these tongue twisters aloud.

But if I really inte

Most natural: Say these tongue twisters out loud/aloud.

Speak up when you say these. I couldn't hear you last time.

Perfect! Finally understood! Many thanks, Ms.Geek!

Best wishes,
Clarisse