Homework Help: English

Posted by John on Friday, July 4, 2008 at 4:33pm.

1. He talked to himself, "How can I send e-mails on the Internet?"

2. He said to himself, "How can I send e-mails on the Internet?"

3. He spoke to himself, "How can I send e-mails on the Internet?"

Are all the expressions correct? Which one is commonly used? Say to, talk to, or speak to? Are they the same?

English - SraJMcGin, Friday, July 4, 2008 at 4:38pm
All 3 are grammatically correct but #2 is said most often. OR "He asked himself....."
English - Zorba, Friday, July 4, 2008 at 4:40pm
Most commonly, 2 is used (said). I think that 1 and 3 sound funny. I think you need different punctuation or sentence structuring in order to have them make sense.

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