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* [[Website/{{Twitch}} Streamers]] who archive their recorded streams afterward and don't want to clutter the screen by overlaying their chat (or have too fast of a chat for that to be useful, or don't want to encourage them to act up for attention, or all three) might get into the habit of reading chat messages out loud before responding to them, along with who said it if that's relevant, for the benefit of people watching the archived copy. [[WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} Vinny]] does this all the time, for example, usually prefaced by "Someone in chat just said..." or something similar.

* In ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'', Di Lung reiterates everything the Evil Empress (who only speaks in Chinese) say in English, even when they are alone.
* WesternAnimation/FetchWithRuffRuffman: Ruff engages in this with his [[TheSpeechless speechless sidekicks.]] Particularly noticeable when it's something urgent and/or panic-inducing.

* {{Averted|Trope}} in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rollbots}}'' with Vertex and Vett. In their conversations, Vertex rarely stops to explain what Vett is saying in the [[{{Conlang}} mysterious dialect]], though on one occasion he does respond to Vett by saying "I am ''not'' too comfortable!"

* Used in the ''AudioPlay/ChooseMe'' series. Sometimes characters will do this in reaction to your lines, so it's possible to listen to the stories and get the gist without checking the script.

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* Happens frequently in ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' with Jon, as whether he is trying to get a date or is talking with his mother, he seems incapable of not doing this.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' had to make extended use of this as all adults had no dialog, including all teachers (Peppermint Patty: "You want me to do the second problem on the blackboard, ma'am?"). Snoopy also does it with Woodstock and the other birds. It's handled slightly better in the comic than in the cartoons, generally speaking.
* Adults in ''ComicStrip/RoseIsRose'' tend to do this with Mimi, even though her approximated speech is usually close enough for readers to tell what she's trying to say. This might be more of an attempt at realism, though, as parents often do this with children who are learning how to talk (see below). Lately, they've stopped doing this every time, though.
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->'''Isaac:''' ''That Johnny guy [[BrokenMasquerade saw me use my weather powers]]?!''\\
'''[[DeadpanSnarker Max]]:''' ...Yes, that's what I just said. [[LampshadeHanging I don't know why you're repeating it back to me as a full sentence.]]

* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': Played straight and lampshaded. In "Deep in Death", Castle is wearing a wire for an operation, with the others listening in outside. When the show comes back from commercial, Castle recaps a conversation that happened offscreen.

* WesternAnimation/FetchWithRuffRuffman: Ruff engages in this with his [[The Speechless speechless sidekicks.]] Particularly noticeable when it's something urgent and/or panic-inducing.

->''"Appear on your TV show? Tell our side of the story? You'll see us there? Goodbye? Dial tone?"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E21BartMangledBanner Bart-Mangled Banner]]"

See also LetMeGetThisStraight. Also, see RepeatToConfirm as one way this can be {{justified|Trope}}. If you can hear both sides, it's ParrotExposition. A close relative of VoiceForTheVoiceless. Compare SoundingItOut for this trope applied to written documents.

-->"Could I have a word with your auntie babysitter? -- Two more babysitters have arrived? Speak up, I can't hear you in that noise... ''Ten'' more babysitters?! Whu-Were they all ''aunties''? ...Five uncles. '''Five'' uncles ...oy. Um, listen, Mum and Dad might be home a little earlier than they thought, because -- yes, I'm fine; hello, hello. Hello, hello. Yes, Mum's doing fine too. Hello, hello. Listen, can you fetch that babies-- yes, but -- Okay, but if she's asleep in your bed, you can wake her up, can't you? ''What just fell down and broke there!'' I asked you what fell down and broke, answer me when I ask you! ...Yes?! ''AND WHO GAVE YOU THAT BOOZE?'' Get that babysitter on the phone right now, I want a word with her... Yes, I'm fine, hello hello!!"

See also LetMeGetThisStraight. Also, see RepeatToConfirm as one way this can be {{justified}}. If you can hear both sides, it's ParrotExposition. A close relative of VoiceForTheVoiceless. Compare SoundingItOut for this trope applied to written documents.

* ''Series/{{Wednesday}}'': Happens every time Thing communicates with another character. While it's purely for the audience's benefit when communicating with Wednesday or another of the Adams Family, it's justified for Wednesday's friends. Since they haven't know Thing very long, they can't easily tell what Thing is saying and thus repeat everything to make sure they've got it correct.

** Taken to the extreme in "Obama Wins", when Butters' face swells due to an allergic reaction:

-->-- '''Homer Simpson''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "Bart-Mangled Banner"

* Was parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', when Homer repeated absolutely everything he heard in a phone conversation, as quoted above.

'''Butters:''' [unintelligible speech]\\
''[[[IntelligibleUnintelligible everyone looks at Kenny]]]\\
'''Kenny:''' [muffled speech]\\

'''Butters:''' [unintelligible shouting]\\

'''Kenny:''' [muffled shouting]\\