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言い方  [いいかた]    meaning:  expression  rank: 2
☆ そういう言い方をすると立つよ ⇨ If you use that kind of expression, that tone of speech, you will ruffle some feathers
☆ の言い方をすると… ⇨ If you use a different expression, put it in a different way …
☆ 内容ではなくて言い方の問題だ ⇨ It’s not the content, but the issue is how you say. It’s not what you say, but how you say it

言い回し  [いいまわし]    meaning:  expression  rank: 3
☆ これのの言い回しはあるかな? ⇨ Is there another way of saying this?

言い様  [いいよう]    meaning:  expression  rank: 4
☆ は言い様だ ⇨ Things depend on how you say them. Listeners will interpret differently depending on how you say it