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The phrase "asking for a speak" is not correct in English.
Did you mean "asking for a speech"? If this is the case, you can use it when requesting someone to give a talk or presentation on a specific topic.
Example: "I am asking for a speech on climate change at the upcoming conference."
Alternatives: "requesting a talk" or "seeking a presentation".
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Let us not forget the Christmas of '81 when I sat on your lap asking for a Speak And Spell, a Magic Eight Ball and a "Let's Get Physical" 45.
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In a statement, top Kasich adviser John Weaver told the Guardian: "We have not asked for a speaking slot and have zero expectations of receiving one".
For the Chamber's jobs event, the White House said it asked for a speaking slot for senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, who acts as a liaison to the business community, but the Chamber turned down the request.
Ohio governor John Kasich has not asked for a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in his home state in July and has "zero expectations" of receiving one, the Guardian has learned.
Passengers are removed from an aircraft for benign reasons such as asking for a beverage, a child harness, speaking a foreign language, changing orupgrading seats, taking pictures, making videos, or questioning a long delay.
Newport are understood to have made an approach to Linfield asking for permission to speak to Feeney.
'I was working as a barman when I saw a commercial on television asking for people who spoke a little English and liked to play games to apply for a job.
"They wrote to me asking for permission to speak to Roberto.
Our research has shown that women often suffer a backlash when they ask for resources, speak forcefully in a group meeting, claim credit for their achievements, and act in other ways that are not seen as suitably feminine.
A young man wishing to get waited on in a crowded department store during the holiday rush asked for a clerk who spoke French and got immediate service.
By Katherine Sproehnle The New Yorker, January 5, 1929 P. 13 A young man wishing to get waited on in a crowded department store during the holiday rush asked for a clerk who spoke French and got immediate service.
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