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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
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He told me that he went there / He said that he went there to me.
1) He told me that he went there.
2) He said that he went there to me.
I feel like they carry the same meaning. What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you so much as usual in advance.
2) He said that he went there to me.
I feel like they carry the same meaning. What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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Hans51 What do you native English speakers think? The structure of #2 is not possible. He said to me that he went there has the same meaning as #1.
- Hans51 What do you native English speakers think?
- The structure of #2 is not possible.
- He said to me that he went there has the same meaning as #1.
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Hans51What do you native English speakers think?The structure of #2 is not possible.
He said to me that he went there has the same meaning as #1.
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OK He told me that he went there. (An indirect object in objective case is required.)
These are wrong:
* He told that he went there.
* He told to me that he went there.
* He told that he went ther
These are wrong:
* He told that he went there.
* He told to me that he went there.
* He told that he went ther
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