Difference between say and tell

[Ahmed Wasiry]

Test No. incompl/inter-15 "Popular Idioms (2) Garden", question 2

The grass is always ......... on the other side.

(a) blacker
(b) further
(c) greener
(d) longer

Test No. incompl/inter-15 "Popular Idioms (2) Garden", answer 2

The grass is always greener on the other side.

Correct answer: (c) greener
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what is thew difference between tell and say

[Alan]

Say is used in the sense of speak often used in indirect speech: She said that she would come or questions about someone's words: What did you say? Tell is used more in the sense of inform and usually has an object: He told me he would come or She told the children a story.

To see how the verb tell works, have a look at the piece I've written on the site under the heading ESL lessons and the item called Indirect Speech.
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[Goodmahsa]

hi dears
we have in persian an idiom with the same notion i mean for those people who never seem happy with what they have and always think that other people have a better situation than they have .we express this notion in this idiom:neighbor's hen is always goose :)

[Honey2]

thanks Alan
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[Ft_Louie]

In Vietnam, we also have an idiom with the same meaning. It is: " he who stands on a mountain looks towards another one." Oops, I don't know how to convey it in English correctly but in Vietnamese you can write:" đứng núi này trông núi nọ." for the same expression.

[Saneta]

The grass is always greener on the other side.

What does this idiom mean?

Thank You.

[Jusmine]

[Beeesneees]

It means the other side (of an argument, point of view or position) always seems to be better than the side you are on.
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