A: If you ask me, Pete is the perfect man.
B: He told you to say that/this? / Did he tell you to say that/this?
What would be the most natural way to phrase B's response/question? Thank you.
anonymous What would be the most natural way to phrase B's response/question? Use "that", but the rest depends on who is saying it under what circumstances. They both work.
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anonymousWhat would be the most natural way to phrase B's response/question?
Use "that", but the rest depends on who is saying it under what circumstances. They both work. The declarative-turned-interrogative is informal and confrontational.