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4 Dec 2022
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Which sounds more natural?
1. Let me give two example speeches.
2. Let me give two speech examples.
Which sounds more natural?
1. Let me give two example speeches.
2. Let me give two speech examples.
1. Let me give two example speeches.
2. Let me give two speech examples.
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They have different contexts. Speeches reads as a formal address, like a politician talking to the people of his country on TV.
The second I'd use for teaching English. Examples of speaking English. I'm guessing the second is your intended context.
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@studiousboy If you were quoting a famous speech, you would use the first one.
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@studiousboy The first one. It doesn't matter who made the speeches, they just need to be speeches.
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