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Wisdom27 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

say or tell

Dear all,
He said lies.
He told lies.
I have heard "tell" is used with "lies" "say" is wrong. Is it right?
  

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" "Said lies" for the act of speaking untruth is not used.

  • " "Said lies" for the act of speaking untruth is not used.
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The idiom is "tell lies." "Said lies" for the act of speaking untruth is not used.

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