they have told me

[navi tasan]

-The windshield of my car has been smashed.
-Have you seen it?
-No, but they have told me.
Meaning: Some people have told me.

Is the sentence 'No, but they have told me.' correct in this context?

Gratefully,
Navi.

 

[emsr2d2]

-The windshield of my car has been smashed.
-Have you seen it?
-No, but they have told me.
Meaning: Some people have told me.

Is the sentence 'No, but they have told me.' correct in this context?

Gratefully,
Navi.

It's rather unnatural. Here's what I would expect.

- My car's windscreen has been smashed.
- Oh no, have you actually seen it?
- No, someone told me.

(Windscreen (BrE) = Windshield (AmE)

 

[navi tasan]

Thank you very much Emsr2d2.

What should I say if more than one person told me? Would 'someone told me' still work?

Gratefully,
Navi.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Thank you very much Emsr2d2.

What should I say if more than one person told me? Would 'someone told me' still work?

Gratefully,
Navi.

You could say "People told me".

 

[Raymott]

The original sounds fine to me.