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Discover LudwigThe phrase "speaking volume" is grammatically incorrect and sounds awkward.
A more commonly used phrase is "speaking volumes." This phrase means that someone's words or actions convey a strong message or have a significant impact. Example: "Her refusal to acknowledge the mistake spoke volumes about her pride and arrogance."
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This is basically a contest of volume (Lillard) versus efficiency (Davis), and historically speaking volume usually wins.
You had the feeling, illusory or not, that the singers were performing at speaking volume; in fact, the pianissimo passages that propelled Anna Reinhold's portrayal of Cybèle, particularly in the final act, were among the production's most thoroughly moving moments, and you did not have to strain to hear them.
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And that speaks volumes".
The gesture spoke volumes.
Their music speaks volumes.
"That kinda speaks volumes".
Their silence speaks volumes.
And that spoke volumes.
The sheet spoke volumes.
The normality speaks volumes.
But it spoke volumes.
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