Say to someone to do something

Question

1. Say someone to do somthing = incorrect
2. Tell someone to do something = correct
3. Say to someone to do something = ?

Hello,
I know that 1 is incorrect and 2 is correct but I'm not sure about number 3.
Is it correct or incorrect?
For example:
Say to Jennifer to close the door.

Is number 3 used in English or not?

Thank you

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

I would not say that it was incorrect, but it's not common.

Fivejedjon · Answer

Were you not happy with my response, sb? I see you have posted the question in another forum.

Sb70012 · Answer

That was helpful thank you.
Maybe Americans have different answers than British people.
I want to know what they think about it. Maybe one would give more guidance. That's why I have posted it in other forums.
When I ask the same question in other forums it does not mean that your answer was not ok. It means that maybe one would give me some more guidance or information or context about the usage of the sentence.

Thanks for answering

Fivejedjon · Answer

I thought you'd stopped doing that when it was pointed out that people who responded to a question in one forum that had already been answered in another would be wasting their time. It was because I thought that that I started responding to your questions again.

Thank you for letting us know that you haven't. It means that I can avoid potentially wasting my time in the future,. I shall not respond to any more of your posts.

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