Britain needs a national policy for articulacy to help re-educate a growing generation of monosyllabic mumblers, according to some of the nation's leading exponents of the spoken word. From LearnThat.org. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/national-centre-of-articulacy-needed-to-beat-the-mumblers-783379.html]
Adjective : an articulate speaker. ,an articulate thought. ,an articulate form; an articulate shape; an articulate area. ,an articulate image. ,an articulate system of philosophy. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to articulate a shape; to articulate an idea. ,an injection to articulate arteries so that obstructions can be observed by x-ray. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : to articulate with excessive precision. From Dictionary.com.
"Poison Friends revives a rare pleasure of moviegoing: articulacy.". From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: Poison Friends.] Reference
And here's one that gets to the heart of the Black articulacy issue. From Wordnik.com. [Printing: Review: Boston Legal. If you Love Keith Olbermann, You May Love Boston Legal] Reference
That drearily prevalent, invertedly snobbish contempt for articulacy?. From Wordnik.com. [To speak another language isn't just cultured, it's a blow against stupidity] Reference
"Don't be consorting with the likes of that scruff," he added with theatrical articulacy. From Wordnik.com. [Country of the Blind]
We blunder around in ever decreasing circles, searching, in vain, for our habitual articulacy. From Wordnik.com. [juiced] Reference
Nonetheless, I disagree with your premise re: articulacy, and the examples I gave show how and why. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » O’Reilly And Beck Agree: We’re ‘Afraid’ To Have ‘A Lot Of African-American Friends’] Reference
I have rarely come accross such a combination of superficial articulacy and abject lack of insight. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Politics is not a better preparation for the job than character, self-reliance and a quiet articulacy. From Wordnik.com. [UNCoRRELATED] Reference
One person's articulacy and bravery in speaking out can sometimes help to change things for the better. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
As you say your ‘habitual articulacy’ I trust you are talking about the J from Rennes, is that the case?. From Wordnik.com. [juiced] Reference
It is corrosive for democratic politics to assume that it can, in the long run, do without a culture of articulacy. From Wordnik.com. [Note on the Text of even The Life Divine betrays a slant] Reference
Legions are mesmerized by her height, her hair, her workout, her wardrobe, her articulacy, her aura of nonchalant ability. From Wordnik.com. [Beth Perry: A Legion of Look-Alike Michelles] Reference
However, I'm sure your experience and articulacy is that a word? on the topic of pain will be a great help to many listeners. From Wordnik.com. [Epilepsy news and I am 'officially' a Pain on the BBC.] Reference
Their articulacy, confidence and intelligence were overwhelming and I know that all who encountered them were similarly impressed. From Wordnik.com. [Emma Thompson: The Road To Davos] Reference
He had the languages, years lived abroad, a profound knowledge of his specialty Russia, good negotiating skills, and an articulacy all his own. From Wordnik.com. [Magic and Mayhem] Reference
The “tell-tale” signs in your prose may reveal that you are a non-native speaker, but they also accentuate your articulacy and careful attention. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on the plain style] Reference
Strauss has his own, less extravagant articulacy. cricket tour. From Wordnik.com. [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference
"Can I get a large white Rioja?" enquired la belle dame sans articulacy. From Wordnik.com. [The Magistrate's Blog] Reference
You will be amazed at their articulacy, their knowledge, their confidence. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Aimee Mann is rightly renowned for her articulacy and linguistic precision. From Wordnik.com. [Word Magazine -] Reference
She may be just 16 yet Kim Petras exudes a confidence and articulacy that belies her years. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Dylan Releases First Christmas Album] Reference
Political acumen, energy, confidence and articulacy (both verbal and written) are prerequisites for the role. From Wordnik.com. Reference
We need to start emphasising the pleasure and activity and articulacy and success and sexiness of older people. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
More to the point, he always put these across with warmth, poetic articulacy, and ever-ready twinkle of exuberance. From Wordnik.com. [PopMatters] Reference
Schools with large working-class intakes are to be encouraged to develop pupils 'self-esteem, confidence and articulacy. From Wordnik.com. [Latest education news, including the university guide 2010, RAE results, higher and schools news, schools tables and further education | guardian.co.uk] Reference
"Winning blend of rustic charm and urban cool ... a savvy pop brain with the lyrical articulacy of a Costello or a Weller". From Wordnik.com. [Band Weblogs] Reference
Star Trek reboot, was by this point becoming more popular by the second thanks to her intelligence and articulacy on the panel. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
The reason he is almost single-handedly the public face of the BNP is because he's there only member with any articulacy or political savvy. From Wordnik.com. [Bloggers4Labour] Reference
Flawed as it is by division and fear, Dylan's work constitutes the peak achievement of critical articulacy in popular music in the last half-century. From Wordnik.com. [Expecting Rain] Reference
As Green writes in his introduction, slang offers articulacy to the otherwise inarticulate, or at least those who lack the mastery of standard usage. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
In an environment without 30-second TV spots at election time, you don’t get far without some articulacy. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Truth About the English] Reference
The pinnacle of articulacy. From Wordnik.com. [gmale] Reference
I revelled in his articulacy. From Wordnik.com. [beginnings] Reference
Gah, to have half your articulacy. From Wordnik.com. [Doctor Who: Journey's End] Reference
And like beauty, articulacy is wholly relative. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Fearful of GL's acumen and articulacy?. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
5:21 am articulacy?. From Wordnik.com. [juiced] Reference
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