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Hello teachers,
When someone is passing remarks at you be it of sort can you also says,
"He was telling me things or saying me things."
I heard someone using saying things or something.
Please let me know how it should be used.
Thank you.
Top answer
These are correct usage of the verbs "tell" and "say". " Tell " is a ditransitive verb and can have two objects; say is not. He was telling me things.
- These are correct usage of the verbs "tell" and "say".
- " Tell " is a ditransitive verb and can have two objects; say is not.
- He was telling me things.
- He was saying things to me.
- Explain is like say , a monotransitive verb: Please explain your rationale.
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These are correct usage of the verbs "tell" and "say". "Tell" is a ditransitive verb and can have two objects; say is not.
He was telling me things.
He was saying things to me.
Explain is like say, a monotransitive verb:
Please explain your rationale.
For verb types and their patterns, look here:
0nsnarayan10Please let me know how it should be used.
telling me things OK
telling things NO
saying me things NO
saying things OK
CJ
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