1. I say get out of the house (now).
2. I said get out of the house (now).
a. What is the difference in meaning between "say" and "said" here?
b. Do the sentences above express the same meaning and the same event?
roky0071 . What is the difference in meaning between "say" and "said" here? What does 'now' mean in parentheses?
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roky0071. What is the difference in meaning between "say" and "said" here?
What does 'now' mean in parentheses?
Then 'say' means you are saying now and 'said' means you said before now.