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

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	say (tell) me what's wrong
Message:	‘Say’ cannot be followed by a direct personal object. Did you mean <suggestion>\1</suggestion>?
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.
ID:	SAY_TELL [1]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)

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