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The phrase "spoke to himself" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation where an individual is talking to themselves without any other people around. For example, "John was feeling frustrated and spoke to himself, trying to come up with a solution to his problem."
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His eyes teared up as he silently spoke to himself.
When it was over, Weir spoke to himself in Russian, his adopted language.
He said he learned from it and spoke to himself during his victory over Raonic: "You need to win".
In the huddle, Eagles running back Duce Staley spoke to himself.
But Greenberg cuts the next line, which Joey spoke to himself: "And believe me, if I have nothing to tell you I'm gonna make it good".
I also wrote monologues in Nathan's voice that he spoke to himself in the mirror which was was hilarious to me.
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Was he announcing the news to followers or speaking to himself, as if in disbelief?
Mr. Cruz may love the spotlight, but, when it fades, he will find he was only speaking to himself.
This may sound repentant, but it is not the poet speaking to himself in the second person.
Then, as though speaking to himself, he said, "It takes a lot to get there".
When first married her husband muttered to himself & this worried her more than if he had spoken to himself in a loud voice.
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