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SAY and TELL (usage and difference)

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Oct 11 2007

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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. 

    SAYTELL
       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!

02:31 PM Oct 22 2007 | Responder

houda

Algeria

thx it is good

11:54 PM Oct 25 2007 | Responder

sakuralanguage

sakuralanguage

Philippines

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

09:40 PM Oct 29 2007 | Responder

Feites

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

06:13 AM Nov 05 2007 | Responder

Q~miranda

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

 

09:28 PM Nov 11 2007 | Responder

janjy

janjy

Egypt

it's very gooooood

thank youWink

09:28 PM Nov 11 2007 | Responder

janjy

janjy

Egypt

it's very gooooood

thank youWink

08:17 AM Dec 01 2007 | Responder

AbeerS

AbeerS

United Arab Emirates

thnx _

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yeah you are my favorite teacher!! good lesson congratulations!

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