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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Whisper aloud

Hi,

Can you help me to understand the meaning of "whisper aloud"? I am confused. It seems to me what whisper connotes contradicts what aloud conveys.

He bowed his head in defeat. “It’s hopeless,” he whispered aloud. “I just can’t do this! Unless someone helps me, there’s no escape!"

Thank you in advance.
Stephen
  

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It would be better to say '. he said in a stage whisper'. This means he whispered it loudly enough for others to hear.

— Rover_KE

  • It would be better to say '.
  • he said in a stage whisper'.
  • This means he whispered it loudly enough for others to hear.
  • When an actor on stage is whispering to another character, he has to speak loudly enough for the audience to hear.
  • The convention is that the audience realises that the other characters onstage are not supposed to be hearing it.
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It would be better to say '. . .he said in a stage whisper'. This means he whispered it loudly enough for others to hear.

When an actor on stage is whispering to another character, he has to speak loudly enough for the audience to hear.

The convention is that the audience realises that the other characters onstage are not supposed to be hearing it.

Rover
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