Another argument for saying

[GoldfishLord]

That is another argument for saying , as I did in post 22, that that is in a different sub-class of relative pronouns from who and which.

I'd like to know if "saying" means "to claim".

 

[Tarheel]

You could make that argument. I would just say he's making a statement.

 

[GoldfishLord]

You could make that argument. I would just say he's making a statement.

So does "saying" have the meaning "to express an opinion"?

 

[Tarheel]

Used in a sentence, yes.

He's saying that's what he thinks.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Exactly. Don't read more into it than you need to, Gold. You know what say means: express in words.

 

[Tdol]

Saying/stating/claiming/believing/thinking could all be used in 5jj's sentence without changing the meaning greatly.

 

[emsr2d2]

Saying/stating/claiming/believing/thinking could all be used in 5jj's sentence without changing the meaning greatly.

Or even "writing".

 

[Tdol]

And others. ;-)

 

[jutfrank]

I don't agree fully with the answers above. 5jj's use of saying doesn't just mean 'express in words'. It's another way of saying 'arguing'.

 

[5jj]

It's interesting for me to read what people think my words meant.

I think I probably used say in the way I often use it in these forums. as an alternative to write. Say somehow seems a little more informal to me.

 

[jutfrank]

But you don't need to support everything you 'write' with arguments. Only when the writing is expressing a certain opinion/claim/argument. It's very clear that you were defending the position of classifying that as a pronoun, even if you weren't fully committed to that position.

GoldfishLord's interpretation in post #1 is correct.

 

[5jj]

It's interesting for me to read what people think my words meant.

It's even more interesting when I am told that other people know what I meant to say better than I do myself.