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The phrase "speaks that" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English, but it is not commonly used in everyday speech.
It is typically used when describing someone's manner of speaking or the words that they use. Example: The elderly woman speaks that old-fashioned, formal English that you don't hear very often anymore.
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Until he speaks that is.
"He's one of the few candidates who speaks that way.
There is something in the way that Altman speaks that doesn't incline you to complacency.
Former colleagues say he speaks that way because that is what his job demands; Mr. LaPierre learned early on the dangers of appearing to back down.
So the audience for the new series "The Hollow Crown" should understand exactly what Henry IV of England means when he speaks that famous line.
"It's 'I'm mad,' or 'I got a problem' or "You've got to help me.' " Mr. Schwartz speaks that singular dialect known as New York political consultant.
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Jobs never spoke that way.
Strictly speaking, that's true.
Statistically speaking, that's a dead heat.
Largely speaking, that's what he does.
And, strictly speaking, that's true.
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