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if i tell this vs if i say this

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'If I tell this' is used when referring to sharing information or a story, while 'if I say this' is more commonly used when expressing an opinion or making a statement.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 504 views

if i tell this

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to sharing information or a story.

This phrase is used when you want to talk about revealing or sharing specific information or a story with someone.
  • I'm a correspondent for CNN, and if I tell this to my boss he'll laught at me.
  • If I tell you this, it's because...
  • Please don't get upset if I tell you this.
  • If I tell people this, nine out of ten laugh, and one says I'm crazy and gets angry.
  • If I tell you this, we can't go back there.
  • Neal, if I tell you this, it may open doors that I honestly believe are best kept closed.
  • Neal, if I tell you this, it may open doors that I honestly believe are best kept closed.
  • Justin, if I tell her this, she's going to hit the road and never look back.
  • And well, your mother won't mind if I tell you this, Richie, she was the sort of girl that you see sitting mostly on her own.
  • If I tell you this, you have to agree that you never heard it from me.
  • If I tell her that this was all fake, she'll be crushed.
  • There's some things that he's still working through, and if I tell him about this...
  • If I tell him about this mistake, it will bury my relationship with him forever.
  • If I tell anybody about this, people will think I'm nuts.
  • If I tell king he break this promise, I will make anger in him.
  • But, if I tell you this... you just stay dead, okay?
  • If I tell you this horrible thing, you have to react as my friend, not my "not" friend.
  • If I tell you this secret, will you calm down?
  • I don't know if I should tell you this but I saw Scarlett arguing with Asra Hadami.
  • I'm not sure if I should tell you this, but your daughter was among those who didn't return to Margot.

Alternatives:

  • if I share this
  • if I recount this

if i say this

This phrase is correct and commonly used when expressing an opinion or making a statement.

This phrase is used when you want to talk about expressing an opinion, making a statement, or conveying a message.
  • I mean, if I say this experience somehow made him taller on the inside...
  • If I say this in their presence... perhaps I can trap them here... long enough... to keep them corporal.
  • The Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs thus made a series of decisions which - and I would like to make this quite clear - are not in accordance with my personal opinion as rapporteur, even if I say this here.
  • If I say this, it is because, as is well known, we are holding a referendum in Denmark on 28 September on joining the euro, and it goes without saying that it is the public debate which forms the basis for this.
  • What will the effect be if I say this?
  • If I say this Op is over, it's over.
  • Which is why, if I say this thing to Nevison and we go to the police and say,
  • Is it OK if I say this into the camera?
  • You may smack me if I say this.
  • Do you mind if I say this?
  • No, so if I say this is my son, he will be seen as that.
  • This means that, if the gentleman and I... recommend you for the modification of the anthem,... your fees will be really high,... and, forgive me if I say this rather crudely,... therefore its to your advantage for us to be friends.
  • If I say this, I will probably sound a little shameless.

Alternatives:

  • if I express this
  • if I state this

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