The difference between Say and Tell

The words Say and Tell have very related meaning.

Both words mean "to express in words"

The only difference is the use indirect object.

INDIRECT OBJECT is an object that answers the question "FOR whom" or "TO whom".

Example: I gave a present to her. = I gave her a present.

question: gave to whom

answer: to HER

HER --> indirect object.

Going back, to Say and Tell.

Say is used WITHOUT an indirect object.

For example:

1. John said that it's your birthday.

2. Elizabeth said you bought a new car.

Tell is used WITH an indirect object.

For example

1. John told me it's your birthday.

2. Elizabeth told us you have a new car.

I hope that helped you!

Mata ne!

FLEA MARKET

Hi everyone!

Today I had an interesting conversation with my student.

We talked about FLEA MARKET.

What exactly is a flea market?

First, a flea is an insect (昆虫).

It is not the good kind of insect

because it sucks (drinks) blood.

A long time ago, people sold old stuff

in an open market place.

They were very cheap because they were already used

(so not brand new)

People say, those things were dirty and infested (出没) with fleas.

People started calling them, flea markets.

Now, we say "flea market" to mean a place where

we can buy second hand items.

I had a DORAEMON pajama when I was young.

My mother bought it from a flea market.

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made "from" or "of"?

Today my student and I studied about "made from" and "made of"

Why can I say "My ring is MADE OF gold" but "This wine is MADE FROM grapes."

First, let's talk about the common thing between the two.

Both talk about what material was used to make something.

Like "gold" was used to make a ring.

And "grapes" were used to make wine.

Now, when do we use each?

When we use, MADE OF, the material used to make the thing DOES NOT CHANGE ITS FORM.

It means, if we say "My ring is MADE OF gold", we can see the material "gold" when we look at the ring.

Gold did not change its form.

Gold is still gold in the ring.

When we use, MADE FROM, the material used to make the thing CHANGES ITS FORM.

It means, if we say "This wine is MADE FROM grapes", we cannot see the grapes anymore when we look at the bottle of wine,

Grapes changed its form.

Grapes are not grapes anymore in the wine.

Here are more examples:

MADE OF

1. My shirt is made of cotton. (Cotton is still cotton)

2. The building is made of bricks. (Bricks are still bricks)

3. This table is made of wood. (Wood is still wood)

MADE FROM

1. Paper is made from a tree.

2. This cake is made from bananas.

3. Sake is made from rice.

I hope that was useful for your English study. (^-^)

*** By the way, I am starting to like eating cold or hot UDON. What is UDON made from? ***

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