Difference between say and tell

[Ahmed Wasiry]

Test No. incompl/inter-15 "Popular Idioms (2) Garden", question 2

The grass is always ......... on the other side.

(a) blacker
(b) further
(c) greener
(d) longer

Test No. incompl/inter-15 "Popular Idioms (2) Garden", answer 2

The grass is always greener on the other side.

Correct answer: (c) greener
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what is thew difference between tell and say

[Alan]

Say is used in the sense of speak often used in indirect speech: She said that she would come or questions about someone's words: What did you say? Tell is used more in the sense of inform and usually has an object: He told me he would come or She told the children a story.

To see how the verb tell works, have a look at the piece I've written on the site under the heading ESL lessons and the item called Indirect Speech.
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