Talk:speak to

RFV discussion

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I don't remember seeing or hearing this, and I can't find any evidence. -- A LGRIF  talk 12:59, 24 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Not too familiar with it; is it US-specific perhaps? Here are a couple of possible examples from Google Books: "if freedom speaks to the recognition of necessity, then survival speaks to the necessity of recognition"; "The phrase Buddha animals speaks to the provenance of identities". Equinox ◑ 14:30, 24 April 2009 (UTC)


 * It's very common here (Upper Midwestern U.S.). For plenty of examples, check out . —Ruakh TALK 15:30, 24 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Also common in speaks to the fact that.... —Michael Z. 2009-04-24 15:31 z 
 * Fair 'nuff. Just a couple of good quotes into the entry to make it clearer would be nice. Thanks. -- A LGRIF  talk 15:36, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry. Lazy me. I'll do it now. -- A LGRIF  talk 15:38, 24 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Don't worry; it was easier for us to point you the right way because we knew what we were looking for. Embrace lazyweb (I do). —Michael Z. 2009-04-24 15:42 z 


 * "Speak to the topic" also gave some hits, including The governing of Britain, 1688-1848: the executive, Parliament, and the people, by Peter Jupp, published by Routledge, 2006 - page 131. Pingku 18:00, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Possible missing sense: to reprove
Chambers 1908 has this one (as in "I'll speak to him about his behaviour"). Arguably sum of parts, or contextual rather than lexical, so I haven't gone ahead and added it. Equinox ◑ 03:52, 4 January 2018 (UTC)