What's the difference between (say) and (tell)?

Question

What's the difference between (say) and (tell)?!

Good question, really made me think! - annierats, Apr 27, 2012

Answer 1

Tell:

"I want to tell you something."

"You tell me."

Say:

"I say that we do this...."

"Say that you didn't do it!"

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Answer 2

You say something. Anything..Words come out of your mouth. What did I say? - nobody remembers, that's why you have to ask!

You tell a story. You tell the police, you tell your husband that you have a lover.. All these require a more thought out approach and a story that is planned beforehand. I told you so! You took the trouble to tell them what would happen but they ignored you..

I think that's the main difference. As I see it.

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