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What's the difference between "speak" and "say"?



 
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What's the difference between "speak" and "say"? #1 (permalink) Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:55 am   What's the difference between "speak" and "say"?
 

Test No. incompl/elem-1 "Speaking already", question 1

Can you hear what he is .........?

(a) saying
(b) speaking
(c) telling
(d) talking

Test No. incompl/elem-1 "Speaking already", answer 1

Can you hear what he is saying?

Correct answer: (a) saying

Your answer was: incorrect
Can you hear what he is speaking?
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would you explain me why "saying" is wrong?
Toan Trieu
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Speak vs say #2 (permalink) Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:09 am   Speak vs say
 

Hi Toan Trieu,

In the sentence you are referring to the verb saying is the correct choice because we can use it without an object while the verb speaking usually requires an object:

The manager is speaking to the job applicant.
She speaks several languages.

Let us know if this makes sense to you.
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