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I say vs I says

The phrase to use is "I say." The verb "say" is conjugated in the first person singular form, which is "say" for present simple tense. "I says" is incorrect as the verb form doesn't match the subject pronoun.
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I say

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "I say" when you want to express something in the present simple tense with the subject pronoun "I."

Examples:

  • I say we should go to the park.
  • I say it's time to leave.
  • I say we try again tomorrow.
  • I say we go for a walk.
  • I say we order pizza for dinner.
  • I say a lot of things.
  • I say distracted - I mean mental.
  • Believe me when I say you need to wake him.
  • Trust me when I say, hulk can take care of himself.
  • I say we chase them toward the exit.
  • I say we just slow the whole thing down...
  • When I say go, head in that side door.
  • Believe me when I say they'll pass the Senate version.
  • I say nothing against these things.
  • I expect your discretion until I say otherwise.
  • Whatever I say, you contradict.
  • Listen to everything I say very carefully.
  • I say this boy needs more homework.
  • Nothing I say leaves the building.
  • I say therein lies salvation and eternal gratitude.
  • May I say something about costs.
  • No one sees or goes near this body until I say.
  • I say we keep Connor for a couple more days.
  • I say we go to the hockey game first.
  • Here's the date: when I say so.

I says

This phrase is incorrect in English.

  • So I says: once more won't make any difference, then.
  • I says to our Tom: It'll not win, that.
  • I says to him, you want to get rid.
  • Look, you hear what I says or what?
  • I says to meself, That's early for spring to be astir.
  • So, I says to myself, - "Cappy!"
  • So I says, Listen, Warren, you can't have it both ways.
  • And I says to Martin, "Colson's tie looks like a nine-volt battery."
  • So I says to her, "baby, You and me could really"...
  • I says, "He's sleeping."
  • I says, Doc, how long do I have to sneak in the back and drink this?
  • I said to 'em, I says, "Now if a plane crashes on account of pilot error, do you blame the Boeing Corporation?"
  • I says, "Could, you know, you do a holiday tie?"
  • I says, "You can't." He says, "Get Little Bill."
  • I says to him, "Carlos, where's Lady E tonight?"
  • So i says to this spendthrift,
  • So I says to myself, "I'll sneak into town and I'll see my mother."
  • So I says, Don't worry about your windscreen.
  • I says, you've been watching too much Property Ladder.
  • I says to Silas, if any man wants cut-price smokes to sell, it will be Victor Colleano.

Alternatives:

  • I say
  • He says
  • She says
  • They say
  • We say

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