speaking properly
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- enunciateSpeak with clarity
- dictionChoice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
pronunciation · clarity · polished · refined · well-spoken · fluent · precise · grammar · accent · poise · formal · correct · crisp · measured · cultured · educated · coherent · smooth
social register/formality
speaking properlycursing
Using profane language
swearing · cussing · talking trash · trash-talking · speaking out of turn
clarity and articulation
speaking properlymumbling
Indistinct, quiet speech
slurring · stuttering · rambling · babbling · hemming and hawing
correctness/adherence to standard language norms
speaking properlycode-switching
Alternating between linguistic varieties