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tell to vs tell for

The correct phrase is 'tell to.' 'Tell to' is used when conveying information or giving instructions to someone. 'Tell for' is not a standard phrase in English.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 2285 views

tell to

This is the correct phrase to use when conveying information or giving instructions to someone.

'Tell to' is used when you want to communicate information or give instructions to someone. It is followed by the person to whom the information is being conveyed.

Examples:

  • Can you tell to John that the meeting has been rescheduled?
  • She told to her children to finish their homework before dinner.
  • One of those lies we tell to give us comfort.
  • "Some we tell to try to fool ourselves."
  • So could somebody please tell to me how I can be in
  • "Some we tell to try to help the ones we love."
  • Those are lies we tell To make other people feel better.
  • It's not something you want to tell to just anyone.
  • Mademoiselle Celia is being asked to tell to the Desmond family exactly what happened at Overcliff.
  • There are easier lies to tell to cover for murder.
  • Something that I should never tell to anybody
  • I shall tell to you my True Name.
  • Saverio, tell to her friends to bring her home and rest.
  • Papà, can you tell to Leone that...
  • Madam President, I have a little story to tell to illustrate my point.
  • This is not a story you tell to men.
  • I feel like you're a teenager that I constantly have to tell to clean his room.
  • The man says to me don't tell to his wife that he is smoking.
  • I'll call Gus, tell to stay away from Jessica.
  • I'll better go tell to the nurse, you're awake.
  • -That's a story they tell to scare people.
  • Then tell to your information sources to find out that woman... she's not mine anymore.

tell for

This is not a standard phrase in English. 'Tell for' is not used to convey information or give instructions.

  • I think you can tell for yourself what's best.
  • The police can't tell for certain if it was an accident, or something else.
  • He got this greedy, glinting look, the filthy red-eyed leech, and said he'd tell for 30 bucks.
  • It's a classic tell for someone on the inside.
  • Please do not mistake my concern for today's mishap as a tell for a bleeding heart.
  • Would you like to tell for us what happened - November 14, 11 years ago?
  • So who only knows what he's done for him, what things he might've hidden from him, what lies he'd tell for him.
  • It's hard to tell for certain, but he's maybe 13.
  • Do you mind finishing up the show and tell for these new residents?
  • I just want you to tell for how long have you been cheating on me?
  • When you say it's hard to tell for certain... that the tape is unclear, that it seems to be a white male -
  • That's a tell for a heroin addict - dead giveaway.

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