Just what does he say

Then why did he say he wants to leave her? Didn't he say something? Didn't he say anything positive at all? Did he say what he thinks is on it? Rachel, did he say anything? OK, everybody, what'd he say?

Didn't he say to stay inside though? Did he say something before he died? Maulik V Maulik V I like the additional Asian Eng clarification. I'd never have thought of that, as a BrE. I'm an Asian, too. I don't think it's really typical that way.

I suspect that "He said what? Chenmunka Chenmunka 7, 10 10 gold badges 34 34 silver badges 47 47 bronze badges. What he said isn't a statement. A statement is a complete sentence , which requires a verb , and there isn't one there - it's just a noun phrase — FumbleFingers. What Chenmunka said. FumbleFingers — user It's a very recent idiomatic usage that's effectively shorthand for I agree with what X said. And let's not forget that I could have posted a response saying What Chenmunka said?

Yeah, basically. Idon't have a problem informing learners of idiomatic expressions that they will encounter. I hadn't seen your earlier post. Which is a good comment, since it does alert readers to the fact that these are advanced and specialized uses. At first it seemed more than a trifle weird to me, but I guess that's inevitable with many newly-emerging idiomatic usages. When asking a question about something that happened in the past, we use did with the bare infinitive form of the verb: What did you say?

But with who we use the past tense of the verb: Who took the book from the table? He loves telling stories. I'm telling the truth. I just stopped by to say hello. I had only said three words before he interrupted me again.

Say is also used to express opinions. They say that you should drink eight glasses of water a day. Vocabulary Quiz. Take the Quiz ». Name That Thing. Take our visual quiz. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Log in Sign Up. You'll get used to it. What to Know Used to refers to something familiar or routine, as in "I'm used to getting up early for work," or to say that something repeatedly happened in the past like "we used to go out more. More Words At Play. Merriam-Webster's Words of the Week - Oct.

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