Spirit_of_Sky
Say, Tell, Speak, Talk
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Ē to say -.
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1)
She said, Give me back my cookie!
2) - (-) - words such as something, nothing, anything, much etc.
The weather forecast doesnt say anything about snow this morning.
Did the doctor say much about your weight lost?
3) that-clause (he said that), that .
He has never really said that he is love with me.
John said he had received some good news.
: If we want to put a personal object after say, we use to ( - - to say something to somebody).
Wrong: He said me Good morning.
Right: He said Good morning to me.
to tell, , . tell (tell someone something). tell .
Wrong: He told to me his story.
Right: Nobody told Jim about the meeting.
She never tells the same story twice.
He told me nothing about himself.
to speak , , .
I would like to speak to her.
speak .
She speaks seven languages, but only two fluently.
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The Prime Minister refused to speak to the journalists.
, to talk - "to use spoken language to express oneself", . . to talk to speak , speak , talk .
When she walked into the room, everybody stopped talking.
They talked for hours about cars.
Can I talk to Mr. Lee, please?
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