Topic: Difference between “Say” and “Tell” Text/Voiceover: “Don’t confuse ‘say’ and ‘tell’!” Use ‘say’ without a person: He said 'hello.' Use ‘tell’ with a person: He told me a secret. Easy, right? Call to action: “Follow for more quick tips!”

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Don't confuse say and tell! Use say without a person, like he said hello. Use tell with a person, like he told me a secret. Easy, right? To summarize: Use say when you don't mention a specific person, and use tell when you do mention someone. Remember the pattern: say something, tell someone something. Follow for more quick English tips! Let's look at more examples. For say: She said thank you, They said nothing, I said my name. For tell: She told him the truth, They told us a story, I told her my name. Notice how tell always includes a person as the object. Here are common mistakes to avoid. Don't say he told hello, say he said hello. Don't say she said me the news, say she told me the news. Remember the tip: if there's a person like me, him, her, us, or them, use tell. Otherwise, use say. Here's a quick memory trick. Say follows the pattern: say plus something. Tell follows the pattern: tell plus someone plus something. Remember, tell needs a person! Practice this pattern and you'll never confuse them again.