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When should you "tell" and when should you use "say"?

  • Feb 4, 2018
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When should you "tell" and when should you use "say"?

"Tell" is followed by an object and "say" is not.

Examples:

1. She told me that I was nice.

2. She said that I was nice.

3. They told us to come back soon.

4. They said that we should come back soon.

 
 
 

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