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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"something to say to you" vs "something to tell you"

0Both (a) and (b) are the same, meaningwise. Am I right?02br
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00 (a) I have something to say to you.02br
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00If there is any slight difference in meaning, and as a reslut one way or another cannot be used in a certain context, please tell me. I would appreciate your help.02br
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0a) sounds quite aggressive and would suggest an opinion is about to be expressed rather than a sharing of facts. Probably a nasty opinion about me. 02br 02br 00b) This person has some information to give me.

— Nona the brit

  • 0a) sounds quite aggressive and would suggest an opinion is about to be expressed rather than a sharing of facts.
  • Probably a nasty opinion about me.
  • 02br 02br 00b) This person has some information to give me.
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0a) sounds quite aggressive and would suggest an opinion is about to be expressed rather than a sharing of facts. Probably a nasty opinion about me. This is a good way to start an argument.02br
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0Hello, nona the brit.02br
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00I understand. I really appreciate your comment.0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10a) sounds quite aggressive and would suggest an opinion is about to be expressed rather than a sharing of facts. Probably a nasty opinion about me. This is a good way to start an argument.12br
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0 Yes, I agree that the emphasis in (a) is that something is going to be "announced", and it may not be pleasant. In (b) the emphasis is merely on sharing some information.02br
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