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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

'said' and 'told'

what is difference between 'said' and 'told'. where can we use 'said'?
  

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A simplistic explanation: to tell somebody something. ( you address somebody directly) you say something. ( to someone, without specific address) I told you he was no good.

  • A simplistic explanation: to tell somebody something.
  • ( you address somebody directly) you say something.
  • ( to someone, without specific address) I told you he was no good.
  • I have said many times that she is not worth it.
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A simplistic explanation: to tell somebody something. ( you address somebody directly)

you say something. ( to someone, without specific address)

I told you he was no good.

I have said many times that she is not worth it.
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Hi,

Another approach is to think like this.

'Say' focuses more on 'the words coming out of my mouth'.

'Tell' focuses more on giving information to another person.

However, there

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