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We also often say "spoke up against".

Barmar
– Barmar

2026-01-31 15:57:57 +00:00
Commented 15 hours ago
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Is the opening paragraph an actual quotation from somewhere, or just something that somebody might say?

jsw29
– jsw29

2026-01-31 22:08:00 +00:00
Commented 9 hours ago
... One is not allowed to invoke the feared AI on ELU. // 'Speak up against' is certainly idiomatic and synonymous, but seems a hybrid MWV + PP.

Edwin Ashworth
– Edwin Ashworth

2026-01-31 22:45:48 +00:00
Commented 9 hours ago
@jsw29 It's AI garbage. Just put "talk against" into Google and it spits out almost the exact same thing.

DW256
– DW256

2026-02-01 03:14:41 +00:00
Commented 4 hours ago

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