A noun also?
Can't it also be a word used to introduce a theoretical situation?
MarcCapa 21:51, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
I do not know how I didn't see that... Thanks for the quick response! MarcCapa 21:54, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
But hold on, Jcwf has a point, it can be a noun too surely? MarcCapa 21:57, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
If Greek: λέγω (el)m means 'to say' only in the fourth place, it can not be the primary, unmarked translation! 195.4.79.134 15:25, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
say one's prayers is an idiom, isn't it? --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:52, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
used to emphasize the uncertainty of a situation Microsoft® Encarta® 2009
--Backinstadiums (talk) 17:54, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
(Archaic) Something said; a statement. --Backinstadiums (talk) 15:09, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
As in I just said it for something to say --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:37, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
In very informal conversation, people sometimes use says as a reporting verb for all persons: She says, ‘What’s going on here?’ and I says, ‘Nothing. There’s nothing happening – everything’s okay.’ --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:56, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
We use chunks like having said that and saying that to show that what we are going to say next is in contrast to what we have just said. --Backinstadiums (talk) 12:11, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
We do have who knows 2. Regretfully; unfortunately: The film had a lot of potential, but, sorry to say, it falls flat in just about every way. --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:54, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
To be ready, unwilling, etc. to talk or give your views on something :
She doesn't have much to say for herself (= doesn't take part in conversation). He had plenty to say for himself (= he had a lot of opinions and was willing to talk). Late again—what have you got to say for yourself (= what is your excuse)? https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/say_1#say_idmg_3 --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:52, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
You can use it after said to refer to the words spoken by someone. I just said it for something to say.
If you are referring in a general way to what someone has expressed, rather than their actual words, use so, not ‘it’, ‘I disagree with him and I said so.’ --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:09, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
With something, a lot, much, etc. for advantages to be considered --Backinstadiums (talk) 06:53, 2 December 2021 (UTC)