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Thanks for the correction. However, It should have been DOVEVI DIRE or DOVRESTE DIRE but not DEVO DIRE. DOVI DIRE is a slang from the southern part of Italy (Reggio Calabria) where I spent 7 years of my childhood.
DEVO DIRE = I must say/ I have to say
DOVEVI DIRE = You should have said (informal)
DOVRESTE DIRE = You should have said (formal/plural)
DOVI DIRE = DOVEVI DIRE (except it is street language. not in dictionary)
You are right about the slang part. My dad is from Il Molise, more precisely, the city of Campobasso and I have never really picked up the correct pronunciation of Italian. I speak the dialect.