
Originally Posted by
riverkid
I'd say, Humble, though I may be mistaken, that they are descriptions of a fact situation.
Reported speech, IMHO, is reserved for those instances where we don't want to take the responsibility for accurate quoting what someone has said, so we "report" it ,which alerts the listener that it may not be a completely accurate portrayal.
Matt said to his girlfriend, “Shall I buy you some crisps?”
Matt asked his girlfriend if she wanted him to buy her some crisps.
So Matt said, should I get/buy you some crisps?
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