If someone says something that you want to tell another person, you can report it using direct speech or reported speech. In direct speech we use speech (or quotation) marks to show the exact ...

Did you say anything to her? I told her nothing about it! Note that when we are quoting direct speech, say is the more commonly used verb as say refers to any kind of speech. Tell is used only ...

Whether it is in direct speech or the indirect, punctuation marks such as the comma, full stop and question mark should be diligently and carefully handled to avoid confusion or outright errors.