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Okay. So we're talking to you today about collocations and in particular collocations
with the word SAY. S A Y So there are lots and lots of these qualifications to go through
and I'll try and give you some helpful examples as we do so. Okay. So the first one is to
say something. Yeah. Say something. So somebody is sitting there and they're silent and perhaps
in a class say something or if somebody a little bit annoyed and you've just heard some
bad news and the person's waiting for a reaction, they are very quiet. They say: 'Please just
say something.' Yeah. Okay. So say something and then the opposite of that. Say Nothing.
Yeah. Okay. If you don't want to get into trouble with your parents, say nothing. Keep
your mouth closed. Say Nothing. If somebody insults you or says something bad, say nothing.
Don't respond.
This is what my parents always used to tell me never work cause I always got into trouble.
But they always used to tell me, say nothing. Okay. So somebody else might say, if you can't
think of something good to say, say nothing. All right. So say something and then the opposite.
Say Nothing. Or indeed you can say, say anything or have you anything to say so you can turn
them around. So say anything, say anything you'd like. So when you're preparing for,
for example, an English exam, it's not about, uh, what you say, it's about how you see it.
So your teacher might say, do you say anything? Anything that you're comfortable with, say,
talk about your family or talk about your job. Say anything. And of course we can all
always say, say sorry. Yeah. So when somebody does something or one of your children does
something, you always tell them, say sorry, they'll understand.
Say sorry. So if you hit your brother by accident or you take something from your sister or
you don't share the sweets. Say sorry. Yeah. Okay. Say sorry. As if you mean it. That's
what I always hear. There's no point saying, oh, sorry. I'm sorry. Say sorry. As if you
mean it. Okay. Say a word. Okay. We usually use this in the negative. Don't say a word.
So somebody says: 'I don't want to hear it. I know what happened. It's my fault. I shouldn't
have backed the car out onto the street without looking. So I know it was my fault. Don't
say a word. I'm already upset. Don't say a word.' Say for sure. Yeah. So we, again, we
might use this in the negative. I can't say for sure and we use it also. I can't say for
certain. That is very, very similar. So are you going to join us for dinner on Friday?
I can't say for sure at the moment because I'm waiting to hear from my brother. He said
he might come into town and if he does, obviously I'll have to meet him and have to spend time
with him. So I can't say for sure. But I'll tell you later. Yeah, I can't say for certain,
but he's got to ring back because I just don't know with him. Sometimes he does, sometimes
he doesn't. So they've got really the the same meeting can't say for certain and I can't
say for sure. And then we also have to say hello or say goodbye. So these are greetings
that we use. So when we come into a house, hello, how are you? And when we're leaving.
Goodbye. Okay. So parents might tell their children when they're bringing them up or
they're trying to instruct them about good manners.
When you go to the house, say hello. If somebody says something to you, say hello. And when
you're leaving, please say goodbye. Remember your manners, please say goodbye. Say thank
you. Yeah. So when you get something, thank you. Okay. And when you want something say
'please'. So these are all instructions that we give our children. Say, please say thank
you. Say Hello and say goodbye. And of course we can say yes and we can say no. So these
are just very simple. Do you want something? Yes. Do you want something? No. Say Hello.
Sacred bye. Say Yes. Say No. Say please. And say thank you. So we've got all of these co-locations
with say, so let me just run through them through them with you again. Just one more
time to say something. Say Nothing. Say anything. Say sorry. Don't say a word or I never say
a word. When he's angry, say for sure. Say for certain, say goodbye. Say Hello. Say thanks.
Say please. Say yes and say no. So as always, join me on my channel, www.englishlessonviaskype.com
and I'll catch up with you again soon.