They said vs They have said

Both "they said" and "they have said" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "They said" is used to report something that was said in the past without specifying a time frame, while "they have said" is used to emphasize that the action of saying something is relevant to the present moment.

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They said

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "they said" to report something that was said in the past without specifying a time frame.

Examples:

They said they would come to the party.
She said she was feeling sick yesterday.
The teacher said the exam would be next week.

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They said I was too offbeat-looking.
They said Shaw fired at one...
They said I lost public support.
They said I opened a campaign office.
They said you'd compromised their operation.
They said the chocolate-covereds weren't fresh.
They said she died calling your name.
They said only we would know.
They said you left in an ambulance.
They said Customs ordered additional inspections on the vessel.
They said the last teacher quit suddenly.
They said you left this morning.
They said I killed my baby.
They said my mom hurt them.
They said her husband killed my mom.
They said it involved unusual bank activity.
They said you were evil incarnate.
They said Lee practically started a war in Shanghai.
They said Britain didn't appreciate me.
They said his name was Thomas Van Hasebroeck.

Alternatives:

they mentioned
they told
they informed

They have said

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "they have said" to emphasize that the action of saying something is relevant to the present moment.

Examples:

They have said they will be here by noon.
The company has said they are working on a solution.
The authorities have said they will investigate the matter.

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They have said they are asking me for a movement order.
They have said that the Presidency has first of all tackled the crucial problems, and, indeed, this is its primary duty.
In previous interviews, they have said lethal injection was too good for Etheridge.
But as they have said here it has a little problem with q-snap and even oversize frames.
And as they have said previously, we need to learn how to create this feeling in the moment without having a specific reason to be happy.
They have said the same thing during the Maastricht, Amsterdam and Nice Treaties and it has always proven to be false on every single occasion.
They have said to us that in this field you are between the best ones.
They have said the medullary: the name to be found in the tangle of wireless connections that will weaving the city.
They have said "no" to removing democratic control from the hands of the people.
They have said they are asking me for a movement order. I want a car to take the state government, go to Landeck, Landeck, and passed it.
They have said, "A mop of tangled hair."
Answer whatever they have said, briefly.
To understand properly much of what they have said, one must consider the history.
Neither gallery, and they have said.
Every single thing that they have said in the paid media is a lie.
Everything they have said is correct, but here we are faced with an issue that requires immediate action.
As they have said before, they are not looking for special treatment, just the implementation of the 12th August agreement.
They are not being tested, rather they are going to be judged, for what they have said and done, as they seem to completely reject repentance.
Yes, the Irish have spoken and they have said 'no'.
I endorse everything that they have said on the substance of the issue, and am very pleased with the extremely broad consensus that unites us this evening.

Alternatives:

they have mentioned
they have informed
they have stated

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