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missdaredevil



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 6:23 pm    Post subject: off key Reply with quote
Sometimes people talk too fast, they go *off key*. Is there another way of describing *going off key while talking*?

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Brian Boyd



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I usually think of off-key in relation to singing or playing music. If people talk too fast they can stumble on their words or trip on their words.
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