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Indirect speech (4) | Adj: This sentence is neither correct nor natural

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#1 (permalink) Tue Sep 19, 2006 16:20 pm Indirect speech (7)

Please read: 1.She told me she would be late. 2.She said to me she would be late. 3.She said she would be late. I think all have the same meaning. Am I right? If not, what is the difference in meaning btw them? Quoc

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#2 (permalink) Tue Sep 19, 2006 16:51 pm Indirect speech (8)

tung quoc wrote:

1.She told me she would be late.
2.She said to me she would be late.
3.She said she would be late.

I think all have the same meaning.
Am I right? Yes If not, what is the difference in meaning btw them?
I would only use (2) if you want to stress "to me" for some special reason, otherwise it doesn't sound very natural.

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