Meachum and Johnson were verdicted life sentences but the court talked/said nothing o

[belly_ttt]

Meachum and Johnson were verdicted life sentences but the court talked/said nothing of Swagger
Which is the right one and can you differentatebetween talk and say?

 

[Amigos4]

Meachum and Johnson were verdicted life sentences but the court talked/said nothing of Swagger
Which is the right one and can you differentatebetween talk and say?

Hey, belly!

Meachum and Johnson were convicted and sentenced to life in prison; but the courtsaid nothing about Swagger.

The basic difference between 'talk' and 'said': 'said' means to state as in an opinion or judgment. "The judge said Johnson was 'not guilty'.

'Talk' means to communicate or exchange ideas, by speaking: "Today we will talk about poetry."

Cheers,
Amigos4

 

[belly_ttt]

I was wrong. Verdict is a noun, . Can I use like this "Meachum and Johnson were both returned a verdicts...."?

 

[Anglika]

I was wrong. Verdict is a noun, . Can I use like this "Meachum and Johnson were both returned a verdicts...."?

No: "The verdict was that Meachum and Johnson were both guilty and they were sentenced to life imprisonment".

OR

"The jury returned the verdict that..."