Who says or who said

It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Thread starter davidtan Start date Mar 23, When I'm proving a maths question in my test and I proved in such my own way by using the wrong law. So my teacher marked it wrong wrote "Who said so?

How to use these phrases correctly? I'm confused with it. It sure is correct to use "said" in that remark. It means "Who said that this was true?

You don't want to use "Who say so? If I assumed that there are many people told him, so can I use "Who say so? Sprache Senior Member United States. Click to expand If you want to refer to many people who say this, then I suppose "Who say so? Let me tell you, though, that Sprache's advice is good: use "Who says so? Will the meaning be changed? Is there any difference between these two phrases? First, the inversion is not normal. Secondly, when it is used non-interrogative form often as a reply eg.

The first is slightly nicer sounding, and the second can be considered a shortening of "Who says [I can't]? Or some other modal verb. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Are "Says who? Ask Question. Asked 3 years ago. Active 3 years ago. Viewed 4k times.

And give this example: A: "There's no way a pipsqueak like you can win this race! Says who? Update with the definition "Who says?

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