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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Say vs speak
Hi,
' The music is so loud I cant' hear what he's speaking/saying.'
Can both 'speaking/saying' be used in this context?
' The music is so loud I cant' hear what he's speaking/saying.'
Can both 'speaking/saying' be used in this context?
Top answer
Only 'saying' is natural here.
- Only 'saying' is natural here.
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CliveOnly 'saying' is natural here.Can you help me justify this to my friend?
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The verb 'say' can take an object In this case, he is saying 'something' (that you can't hear).
The verb 'speak' does not take a object. [ except where the object is a language (He speaks English) and in some unusual cases. ]
That's why, in broad terms, you can say He said '
The verb 'speak' does not take a object. [ except where the object is a language (He speaks English) and in some unusual cases. ]
That's why, in broad terms, you can say He said '
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CliveThe verb 'say' can take an object In this case, he is saying 'something' (that you can't hear).The verb 'speak' does not take a object. [ except where the object is a language (He speaks English) and in some unusual cases. ]That's why, in broad terms, you can say He said 'Hello',but you can't say He spoke 'Hello'.CliveLots of thanks.
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