Speak
Throw in
Throw in verb - To insert between other elements.
Both terms in one sentence
- Sometimes, to show that the enemies aren't just mindless NPCs whose sole purpose is to provide a threat to the player, the developers may throw in some dialogue here and there if the enemies can speak the same language as the hero.
Source: Enemy Chatter - They throw in a brief exposition scene where a psychologist speculates about a Freudian Excuse, but since Simon doesn't speak it's never clarified either way.
Source: Generic Doomsday Villain
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