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Ordinaryking Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

"says" vs "said"

1. do these two words have the same meaning?

2. do these two words have the same sound?

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" Says - present tense, third person singular. said - past and past participle form. They are pronounced differently - says - pronounced "sez" said - pronounced "sed"

  • " Says - present tense, third person singular.
  • said - past and past participle form.
  • They are pronounced differently - says - pronounced "sez" said - pronounced "sed"
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The words "says" and "said" are forms of the verb "say."

Says - present tense, third person singular.
said - past and past participle form.

They are pronounced differently -
says - pronounced "sez"
said - pronounced "sed"
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1. Do these two words have the same meaning?-- No; the first is present tense and the second is past tense.

2. Do these two words have the same sound?- No; they are pronounced /sez/ and /sed/.
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That should clear it up, eh?
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thanks for your help.
does it mean the sound of the 'say' and 'says' is the same?
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No, it doesn`t. These two verbs are pronounced differently. Here is its transcription: says-[sez], say- [seI].

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