[Grammar] What will be the direct speech of- She said to me, "Go to hell!"

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This is not my homework.

She said to me, "Go to hell!"
Is the following sentence a correct direct speech of the above sentence?

She cursed me that I might go to hell.
 

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Direct speech: She said to me, "Go to hell!"

Indirect speech: [STRIKE]She cursed me that I might go to hell.[/STRIKE] She told me to go to hell.
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A native speaker can't understand the agony of a non-native speaker trying to learn a language. Yes the grammar used in many sentences written by me is "stilted" but that's the reason why I am on this forum as a learner. If I were at ease regarding English, I would have joined the forum as a teacher.
 
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I apologize then. Still, I am thankful to you as you try to quench my queries a lot. :)
 

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A native speaker can't understand the agony of a non-native speaker trying to learn a language.
Of course we can—we learn foreign languages, too.
 

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A native speaker can't understand the agony of a non-native speaker trying to learn a language.

I have lived in four Asian countries. I think I know what it is like to struggle with another language from a very different language family- I do it every day. We feel your pain. :up:
 
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