➖Verbs often confused➖
398. Say and Tell.
✖️Don't say: He told, 'I will/'ll go home.'
He told that he'd go home.
✔️Say: He said, 'I will/'ll go home.'
He said that he'd go home.
Use "to say" (1) when referring to a person's actual words, and (2) in indirect speech if the sentence doesn't contain an indirect object.
Note: Common idioms with "say" and tell:
Say a prayer. Who says? I must say! You can say that again! If you say so!
Tell the truth. Tell a lie. Tell a story. Tell the time. Tell your fortune. Tell someone your name.
📢 @common_mistakes
398. Say and Tell.
✖️Don't say: He told, 'I will/'ll go home.'
He told that he'd go home.
✔️Say: He said, 'I will/'ll go home.'
He said that he'd go home.
Use "to say" (1) when referring to a person's actual words, and (2) in indirect speech if the sentence doesn't contain an indirect object.
Note: Common idioms with "say" and tell:
Say a prayer. Who says? I must say! You can say that again! If you say so!
Tell the truth. Tell a lie. Tell a story. Tell the time. Tell your fortune. Tell someone your name.
📢 @common_mistakes