His style was characterized by plain speech, in order to convey ideas easily to the reader - specifically students.

The earl did not take offense at Nigel's plain speech, for the truth was obvious to him also.

Only the priests were present there, and they had the task of "translating" her utterances in plain speech.

She could not resist the temptation to translate her scientific findings into plain speech.

He sounded surprised at my plain speech on the phone.

A taste for plain strong speech, what is called a biblical style, marks the English.

Now it was as hard as plain speech for a stroke victim.

But what is being suppressed here is speech, plain and simple.

Or, in plain speech, fighting the Taliban versus nation-building, two goals often at odds.

The agent made his report in plain speech, and the aircraft recorded the transmission on a wire recorder.