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Rule "say (tell) me what's wrong"

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Description:	say (tell) me what's wrong
Message:	‘Say’ cannot be followed by a direct personal object. Did you mean \1?
Category:	Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Can you say me how this works? Correction suggestion: tell
Correct sentences for comparison:	Say her name! Mary said her parents let her do whatever she wants to do. A Boston Transcript reviewer said her "poetry sings", and a Literary Review contributor admired her "charming" child poems and French flavor. Mary said her parents let her do whatever she wants to do. A Boston Transcript reviewer said her "poetry sings", and a Literary Review contributor admired her "charming" child poems and French flavor.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	SAY_TELL [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-30 22:33:07 +0200)

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