say or tell?
Tell is followed by a person: tell me, tell her the truth. Say is followed by the words or the thing said: say hello, say that she was tired.
In a sentence
She told me that she was tired.
He said goodbye and left.
Tell is followed by a person: tell me, tell her the truth. Say is followed by the words or the thing said: say hello, say that she was tired.
She told me that she was tired.
He said goodbye and left.