another name for a speech community

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noun as in talk

Strongest matches

• conversation

Strong matches

• articulation
• communication
• doublespeak
• enunciation
• intercourse
• pronunciation
• verbalization
• vocalization

Weak matches

• double talk
• mother tongue
• native tongue
• oral communication
• vocal expression

noun as in formal talk to audience

• declamation
• disquisition
• dissertation
• exhortation
• valedictory

Example Sentences

Kids are interacting with Alexas that can record their voice data and influence their speech and social development.

The attorney general delivered a controversial speech Wednesday.

For example, my company, Teknicks, is working with an online K-12 speech and occupational therapy provider.

Instead, it would give tech companies a powerful incentive to limit Brazilians’ freedom of speech at a time of political unrest.

However, the president did give a speech in Suresnes, France, the next day during a ceremony hosted by the American Battle Monuments Commission.

Those are troubling numbers, for unfettered speech is not incidental to a flourishing society.

There is no such thing as speech so hateful or offensive it somehow “justifies” or “legitimizes” the use of violence.

We need to recover and grow the idea that the proper answer to bad speech is more and better speech.

Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.

The simple, awful truth is that free speech has never been particularly popular in America.

Alessandro turned a grateful look on Ramona as he translated this speech, so in unison with Indian modes of thought and feeling.

And so this is why the clever performer cannot reproduce the effect of a speech of Demosthenes or Daniel Webster.

He said no more in words, but his little blue eyes had an eloquence that left nothing to mere speech.

After pondering over Mr. Blackbird's speech for a few moments he raised his head.

Albinia, I have refrained from speech as long as possible; but this is really too much!

Related Words

Words related to speech are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word speech . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

noun as in formal speech or address

noun as in manner of conducting oneself

• comportment
• performance
• savoir-faire
• social graces
• way of life
• what's done

noun as in information transmitted

• announcement
• declaration
• information
• inside story
• intelligence
• translation

noun as in conversation

• confabulation

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

'I feel it was my duty to come back,' speech therapist brings resources home

IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Five-year-old Ace meets with his speech therapist Ms. Cade once a week. She finds fun ways like using lollipops for him to practice a "t-h" sound.

Before he worked with Ms. Cade, his mom, Melissa Martinez, drove an hour both ways for his therapy.

"There's a lot of great services out there, but the thing is...there was nobody here in Immokalee, and it was such needed," Martinez said.

Watch Immokalee Community Correspondent Ella Rhoades report below:

Martinez found Maleighna Cade's Immokalee based Sparkle Speech Pathology services online and loves that the therapy session are in-home.

Maleighna Cade said, "So many students and children and families they deserve all the support in the world, and you know they don't have access to a lot of resources, so I feel like it was my duty to come back."

Cade grew up in Immokalee and went away for college. She always knew she'd come home and provide the resources her family wished they had access to.

As a child, her brother had a stutter but no therapy resources existed near their home, outside of school.

"I'm so honored. I think it's it's such a gift to be able to give therapy to children that need it, and I feel that the children here deserve 100% of my efforts," she said.

Students like Ace also give 100 percent.

"Here in Immokalee, we definitely need these services. We definitely need speech therapy, occupational therapy, any therapy that there is out there because there are a lot of people that are traveling out."

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With increasing restrictions on digital freedoms worldwide, events like Nostriga and Baltic Honeybadger are becoming important arenas for the future of free speech and privacy.

The recent arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov and the enforcement of the EU’s Digital Services Act show the growing global trend towards censorship and control. As governments and platforms impose new restrictions, peer-to-peer networks and open-source solutions, like those discussed at these conferences, offer a path forward in preserving our digital rights.

These developments reflect a rising wave of control over digital liberties and information. From China’s 'Great Firewall,' which restricts internet access, to Russia’s crackdown on independent media and Turkey’s suppression of social media, the pattern is clear.

Even in Western democracies, interdiction is on the rise, with incidents in the UK where individuals have been jailed for posting 'insulting material' on social media. This global crackdown shows the need for decentralized protocols to protect against excessive regulation.

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While bitcoin’s price often steals the spotlight, its true value—and that of protocols like Nostr, which stands for Notes and Stuff Transmitted by Relay—lies in their ability to uphold free speech and digital rights. Both bitcoin and Nostr operate on decentralized, peer-to-peer networks.

At Nostriga, Jack Dorsey spoke of Nostr’s role as a protocol dedicated to free speech, a vision he supported by funding the event without commercial sponsors or speakers. “Nostr is censorship resistant,” Dorsey stated, expressing regret that Twitter couldn’t have been an open-source project.

The importance of these peer-to-peer frameworks is revealed by the fact that 72% of the world’s population now lives under some sort of authoritarianism , with this trend even creeping into Western democracies. In the UK, individuals have recently been jailed for posting ‘insulting material’ on Facebook, demonstrating the growing tension between free expression and state control. On the main stage, Preston Pysh warned, “Governments are trying to step in and censor information, and it’s going to get worse.”

Privacy and censorship resistance were key themes at Nostriga, represented by protocols like Henhouse.social . Led by MK Fain, who faced cancellation in 2019 for sharing her experiences as a woman online, Henhouse.social uses Nostr's decentralized structure to provide women with a safe space to connect and collaborate without fear of restriction. The design ensures that content removed from one relay remains accessible through others.

Nostr uses "relays," like servers that pass along messages. If one relay blocks or censors your message, another can still share it. Relays are akin to different branches of a postal service, where if one refuses to deliver a message, another can step in. This system makes it difficult for any single entity to control or stop communication.

Recent developments in major social media platforms further demonstrate the importance of decentralized networks. In a recent letter, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta would be scaling back its content censorship policies, acknowledging the growing concerns and the role of social media in public discourse.

This follows revelations from the ' Twitter Files ,' which exposed how Twitter had previously collaborated with government agencies to suppress certain information, sparking a widespread debate about the boundaries of suppression of information and the responsibility of tech giants. These examples underline the need for protocols like Nostr that are designed to resist such external pressures and protect the integrity of digital communication.

As discussions at Nostriga and Baltic Honeybadger focused on defending digital rights, innovators like Ben Arc demonstrated how creative, open-source tools can support these efforts. During workshops, Ben demonstrated how his LNBits extension, Diagon Alley, influenced Nostr’s development . Known for his creative approach, Ben has made complex technology more accessible and engaging, using quirky methods like triggering bubble machines and electric shocks to send "sats"—small units of bitcoin—on the Lightning Network.

The Open Source Activism panel discussed the importance of open-source tools in protecting against authoritarian governments. Lyudmyla Kozlovska, who has faced persecution for helping activists, stressed, “If you don’t defend it, you will lose it,” reinforcing the role of open-source technology.

On the Cypherpunk stage, Max Hillebrand reminded the audience, "Privacy is not just a right; it's a responsibility we must actively protect." The panels and talks also addressed the need for decentralized financial systems like bitcoin. In one talk about Libertarianism, Friedrich A. Hayek’s words, ironically quoted in 1984, resonated deeply with the audience:

“I don’t believe we shall ever have good money again before we take it out of the hands of government; that is, we can’t take it violently out of the hands of government; all we can do is by some sly roundabout way to introduce something they can’t stop.”

This quote captured the belief that decentralized systems are important for a financial framework free from government control. Bitcoin is considered "sound money" because it is resistant to interference and immune to government-imposed inflation—qualities that align with Hayek's vision of money independent of state influence.

The intersection of AI and privacy was another important topic at Baltic Honeybadger. Discussions on federated learning discussed the importance of developing AI models that protect user data while enabling technological advancement.

As the world edges towards unprecedented digital surveillance and control, the importance of decentralized networks like Nostr and bitcoin becomes clear. The discussions at Nostriga and Baltic Honeybadger cannot be overstated. These events are not just gatherings—they are the frontline in the battle to preserve our most fundamental rights in the digital age. The technologies and ideas born from these conferences offer more than hope; they represent a blueprint for resisting the tide of digital authoritarianism.

In a future where privacy and free speech face growing threats, decentralized systems like these will serve as bastions for safeguarding our freedoms, ensuring that the rights to speak, connect, and think freely are preserved.

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