Klavier  +  128715 Sat, 20 Aug 05 12:34 AM Hello. Could we use the verb say in this example, or it's correct only tell: You mustn't tell lies. You mustn't say lies. Klavier Joined on Thu, Sep 23 2004 Chile Full Member 357 "If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants" Isaac Newton Verbs

	Clive  +  128721 Sat, 20 Aug 05 12:41 AM Hi Latin, The correct expression is You mustn't tell lies. Generally, 'tell' relates to giving information. For example, we tell a story. You can also use 'lie' as a verb.You mustn't lie. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,300 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Verbs

	khoff  +  128782 Sat, 20 Aug 05 02:18 AM If you really want to use "say," you could say "You mustn't say things that aren't true." khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,216 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)

	paco2004  +  128803 Sat, 20 Aug 05 03:58 AM Hi The differences between 'utter', 'speak', 'say', 'tell', and 'talk' are messy to us English learners. I myself define 'say' and 'tell' as follows. 　　　　　'say' : utter some meaningful words or phrases 　　　　　'tell' : convey one's idea in words to somebody. So I don't think we can say "He told me 'Hello Paco!'" for example. Am I right? paco paco2004 Joined on Wed, Nov 17 2004 Senior Member 4,095 In Japan today even dogs are learning how to bow-wow in English.

	Clive  +  128813 Sat, 20 Aug 05 05:52 AM Hi, Yes, right. I know that these words give learners trouble. Don't worry about 'utter' too much, it's much less common. Clive Clive