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Grammar and Linguistics > "Say v/s Tell" What īs the difference?
"Say v/s Tell" What īs the difference?
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mijail
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"Say v/s Tell" What īs the difference?
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5 May 2011
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britishschwa
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HERE you can find a worksheet for free about the difference among say, tell, speak and talk.
or you can check here, too
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5 May 2011
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Daisee
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did u try here ?
it is very easy to see what is availble by going to this link |
6 May 2011
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ameliarator
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The short explanation I give my students is that when we use "say" we don īt need to know who the comment was for, but when we use "tell" we need to include the person who the comment was for. For example:
I said it was raining. I told you it was raining.
It would not be correct to say:
I said you it was raining. I told it was raining.
Hope this helps! |
6 May 2011
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MarionG
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ameliarator,
Loved your explanation! so simple and yet so clear! Thanks! |
6 May 2011
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ozlem.yagiz
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I want to add something about this matter. You can use ītell � with jokes, time, story and so on. We say ītell a joke, tell the time, tell a story �. We cannot use say here.
Also we can use: tell somebody about something
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6 May 2011
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