in speech v.s. in a speech

Lost_Soul · #1 (permalink) Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:06 am *in speech v.s. in a speech*

Hi,

Could you tell me which one you'd choose:

Conchita · #2 (permalink) Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:18 am *in speech v.s. in a speech*

Both your sentences are correct, but they have different meanings:

1.These words are easy to mix up in speech. = The words can be mixed up in spoken language.

2.These words are easy to mix up in a speech. = The words can be mixed up when giving a talk in public.

Lost_Soul · #3 (permalink) Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:05 pm *in speech v.s. in a speech*

Thank you very much!

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