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SAY and TELL (usage and difference)

Gramática

Oct 11 2007

sakuralanguage

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There are a lot of times we get confused from using SAY and TELL.

I hope this will help to guide us all on their proper usage.

SAY

TELL

Say is used to report someone's words:
* She said "I'm thirsty."
* She said that she was thirsty.

Say is followed by 'to' before the object:
* Did she say that to you?

Say is used to ask about languages :
* How do you say 'water' in Spanish?

   We say :
   hello, goodbye, please, thank you,
   congratulations, Merry Christmas,
   Happy New Year, Happy Birthday!

Tell is used to inform or instruct :
* Could you tell me the way to the station please?
* Tell the children to go to bed!
Tell is followed directly by the object :
* Did she tell you her name?

Tell is used for narration :
* Tom is good at telling stories.

   We tell :
   the time, our name, the truth, lies,
   the difference between two things.

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06:18 AM Oct 22 2007 \| Responder
angie@ Finland	that was understandable and uncomplicated, well done! tnx!

06:18 AM Oct 22 2007 | Responder

angie@

Finland

that was understandable and uncomplicated, well done! tnx!

02:31 PM Oct 22 2007 \| Responder
houda Algeria	thx it is good

02:31 PM Oct 22 2007 | Responder

houda

Algeria

thx it is good

11:54 PM Oct 25 2007 \| Responder
sakuralanguage Philippines	thanks angie it's great that you've found it easy to understand! same with you too, houda!

11:54 PM Oct 25 2007 | Responder

sakuralanguage

Philippines

thanks angie it's great that you've found it easy to understand! same with you too, houda!

09:40 PM Oct 29 2007 \| Responder
Feites Hong Kong	Thanks

09:40 PM Oct 29 2007 | Responder

Feites

Hong Kong

Thanks

12:32 AM Oct 30 2007 \| Responder
rose_liu China	very good, i think if we want to improve our english, we should open our morth, say and tell, but i have little chance to say and tell someone in english, can someone want to chatting with me in english,i hope we can make a chance practice together, my msn is , hope meet you online

12:32 AM Oct 30 2007 | Responder

rose_liu

China

very good, i think if we want to improve our english, we should open our morth, say and tell, but i have little chance to say and tell someone in english, can someone want to chatting with me in english,i hope we can make a chance practice together, my msn is , hope meet you online

06:13 AM Nov 05 2007 \| Responder
Q~miranda Taiwan	well….is so good^^and it is very clear…. thanks…

06:13 AM Nov 05 2007 | Responder

Q~miranda

Taiwan

well….is so good^^and it is very clear….

thanks…

06:52 AM Nov 05 2007 \| Responder
Bundesrepublik Germany	hello! thats will be fine

06:52 AM Nov 05 2007 | Responder

Bundesrepublik

Germany

hello! thats will be fine

09:28 PM Nov 11 2007 \| Responder
janjy Egypt	it's very gooooood thank you

09:28 PM Nov 11 2007 | Responder

janjy

Egypt

it's very gooooood

thank you

09:28 PM Nov 11 2007 \| Responder
janjy Egypt	it's very gooooood thank you

09:28 PM Nov 11 2007 | Responder

janjy

Egypt

it's very gooooood

thank you

08:17 AM Dec 01 2007 \| Responder
AbeerS United Arab Emirates	thnx ^_

08:17 AM Dec 01 2007 | Responder

AbeerS

United Arab Emirates

thnx ^_

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