reported speech

British  

noun

1. another term for indirect speech

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Example Sentences

The acronym may still be used in reported speech and official documents but will usually be accompanied by an explanation i.e. specific information on a particular ethnic group not being available.

From BBC

In general use dialogue rather than reported speech.

From The Guardian

The second use is “with a verb, introducing reported speech”, and the earliest example is from Time magazine in 1970: “Afterward, a girl came up to me and said, ‘You kinda look interested in this; did you know there are civil rights for women?’

From The Guardian

We shouldn’t be surprised, given the song’s interest in reported speech and what “they say,” to find that this phrase is a citation.

From Salon

In a widely reported speech last October, Bush gave an address on leadership without once mentioning the current president by name — but pointing a finger nonetheless.

From Washington Post