Question
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?
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?
Answers
SraJMcGin
All 3 are grammatically correct but #2 is said most often. OR "He asked himself....."
Zorba
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.