Say, state and remark in the sentence

[Rosario]

Hello everybody,

What’s the difference between ‘say’, ‘state’ and ‘remark’ to use in the sentence.

Thanks in advance.

[Alan]

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Hi Rosario,

'Say' is the most common of the three and of course is used in reported speech: She said that she was washing her hair tonight.

'State' has an official sense about it: The police stated that the murder was committed late last night.

'Remark' is more frequently used as a noun but as a verb is mainly used in narrative to suggest a comment made by someone:

'That's a beautiful garden you have', he remarked, as we walked out of the back door.

Alan
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[Rosario]

Hello Alan,

Thank you so much for the explanation. I got it.