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25 Nov 2020
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Is there a difference in meaning between She asked me not to do it and She told me not to do it?
Is there a difference in meaning between She asked me not to do it and She told me not to do it?
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She asked me to get her a cup of tea and she told me to get her a cup of tea
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Asked is implying that it's a question and you have a say in whether or not you'll actually do it, but if she told you not to do it, then she's not really giving you any option.
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askin is like the verb 'bitten' in german and told is like 'sagen'
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I’m talking about the reported speech... example
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It seems I can use both options to report the sentence: Open the door.
He told me to open the door and he asked me to open the door
He told me to open the door and he asked me to open the door
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When reporting a sentence... it would be the same, right?
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@Brunomg no bro asked is used for question for example 'what are you doing ?' and you says 'he asked me what am i doing '
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@Brunomg another example :
Direct speech: Where do you live?
Reported speech: She asked me where I lived.
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@Brunomg and also you talked about told here are some examples:
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Direct Order Reported Order
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Go to bed! He told the child to go to bed.
Don't worry! He told her not to worry.
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But what about the picture?
The picture says we can use both for imperative.
The picture says we can use both for imperative.
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John asked his brother to change direction would be wrong?
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@Brunomg no its not ,but here he is asking politly
you can also say john told his brother to change direction
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So there’s a difference of politeness?
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