Note 4 at Mt. 26:73: Some have thought that this statement about Peter's speech was a reference to Peter speaking in a holy manner that somehow connected him with Jesus, and that therefore, Peter began using profanity to distance himself from Jesus. However, as explained in note 5 at Mark 14:71, below, Peter's cursing was not profanity but rather an oath.

The speech that is being referred to was Peter's Galilaean dialect. It was public knowledge that Jesus and His disciples were from Galilee and that is what this man was referring to.