Put and Tell

Put

Put verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.

Usage example: tried to think of a good way of putting the news

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Tell and put are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tell" instead a verb "Put".

Nearby Words: putting, putted

Tell verb - To express (a thought or emotion) in words.

Usage example: just tell us what is in your heart

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Put and tell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Put" instead a verb "Tell".

Nearby Words: telling, teller

people	put people	tell people
name	put name	tell name
someone	put someone	tell someone
time	put time	tell time
Other words: way, characters, everyone, friends.

An interesting subversion is "De Gramme Huurling", where the tribes people tell Suske en Wiske they don't put people in cauldrons anymore, because they are have modernized: "Instead we put them in pressure cookers."

Source: Stewed Alive
However, being shape-shifted counts as naked, leading to the bizarre situation where a guard can tell a giant spider to put some clothes on.

Source: Please Put Some Clothes On
The installer tries to put the app in Program Files even when you tell it to put it somewhere else.

Source: Darth Wiki / Idiot Programming

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