When tell can be used without an object what's wrong with this example?

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Isn't the author of the blog wrong with the second example "I tell, it's good" I've heard "tell" being used without an object. https://www.ilac.com/how-to-use-say-and-tell-in-reported-speech/

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thatkoko666
Isn't the author of the blog wrong with the second example

"I tell, it's good"

I've heard "tell" being used without an object.

https://www.ilac.com/how-to-use-say-and-tell-in-reported-speech /

You are not reading the blog properly. It says that it is wrong to say "I tell, it's good".

Often when I am teaching I overhear students say something like “he say me, it’s good“, or “I tell, it’s good.” It’s a small mistake and still easy to understand the essence of what they want to communicate, but it can make a big difference in someone’s first impression of you if you eliminate these small grammatical errors.

thatkoko666I've heard "tell" being used without an object.

OK. Now it seems I misunderstood what you wrote. Can you give examples of what you heard?

It's possible that you can find an example of "tell" without an object, but the example given by the blogger is still wrong.

CJ

When tell can be used without an object what's wrong with this example?

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