{"id":19941,"date":"2021-08-29T21:51:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T02:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=19941"},"modified":"2023-12-05T12:43:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:43:15","slug":"english-phrases-it-speaks-for-itself-speak-for-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/english-phrases-it-speaks-for-itself-speak-for-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"English phrases: &#8220;It speaks for itself&#8221; &#038; &#8220;Speak for yourself&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ukFOg5Hgs4o?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/everyday-english-speaking-course\/\"><strong>Learn more about the Speaking Course<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/center>Today I\u2019m going to explain two phrases in English \u2013 one is saying<strong> \u201csomething speaks for itself\u201d<\/strong> and the other is telling someone<strong> \u201cspeak for yourself.\u201d<\/strong> These are very different, and I\u2019ll teach them to you by using examples of situations where we\u2019d use these expressions.<\/p>\n<p>To learn a lot more common English phrases for daily situations, you can join our <a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/everyday-english-speaking-course\/\"><strong>Everyday English Speaking Courses<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 these will teach you so many of the expressions and phrases that native English speakers use all the time.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>It speaks for itself<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If something speaks for itself, that means<strong> it&#8217;s obvious, without needing any additional explanation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So let&#8217;s say you tell your friend something and she gets an angry expression on her face. And later, when talking about that, you can say, \u201cI know she was mad, even though she didn&#8217;t say anything, because <strong>the expression on her face spoke for itself.<\/strong>\u201d In other words, the angry expression on your friend&#8217;s face made it clear and obvious that she was angry, even without words or without explanation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/woman-4620433_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/woman-4620433_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/woman-4620433_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another example would be \u2013 let&#8217;s say you\u2019re part of a hiring committee at your job. So you&#8217;re looking at candidates to hire for a job, and there&#8217;s one candidate who doesn&#8217;t have a college degree, but he has a lot of experience.<\/p>\n<p>Someone else on the hiring committee is saying, \u201cWell, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s qualified because he doesn&#8217;t have a degree\u2026\u201d and you could say, <strong>\u201cBut his experience speaks for itself.\u201d<\/strong> In other words, his experience makes it very obvious that he has the skills, without needing any additional explanation.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Speak for yourself<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>That&#8217;s different from telling somebody \u201cspeak for yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you tell someone, \u201cSpeak for yourself,\u201d that means <strong>you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/practical-english-speaking-how-to-disagree-politely\/\">disagree<\/a> with their preference or their opinion.<\/strong> You\u2019re saying, \u201cthat\u2019s your opinion, but my opinion is different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You might say, \u201cI love pineapple on my pizza\u201d \u2013 and if I respond, \u201cSpeak for yourself,\u201d that means YOU like pineapple on your pizza, but I don&#8217;t. I\u2019m disagreeing, I\u2019m saying that that your opinion or preference is not true for me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-19944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pizza-4056367_640-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pizza-4056367_640-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pizza-4056367_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This expression is rather informal, so it would be considered rude to use it in a professional situation. So if your coworker says, \u201cI think we should do plan A\u201d and you prefer to do plan B, then don&#8217;t say, \u201cspeak for yourself.\u201d It&#8217;s just too casual or a little too confrontational for the workplace.<\/p>\n<p>But among friends we can use this expression, \u201cspeak for yourself\u201d when disagreeing with someone, or saying that their preference or opinion is not the same as your preference or opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Or if your friend dislikes a particular TV show that you enjoy, they might say \u201cI can\u2019t stand that show\u201d and you could say \u201cSpeak for yourself!\u201d meaning YOU don\u2019t like it, but that\u2019s not true for me \u2013 I have a different opinion, I do like it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Now you know how to use these two expressions correctly in English. 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