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Difference between Speak broad and Speak broadly

speak broad—(UK) speak with a strong accent showing that a speaker is from a definite part of the country:

  • Parents who speak “broad” Shetlandic to their children may nevertheless scoff at the idea that it might be of any value.

speak broadly—speak in general terms rather than specific details:

  • I tried to find laureates who could represent some of the scientific turning points of the last century and who could speak broadly about science.