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The phrase "have been telling" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate an ongoing action or repeated communication that started in the past and continues into the present.
Example: "I have been telling you for weeks that we need to start the project."
Alternatives: "have been informing" or "have been communicating".
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"I have been telling them that".
"People have been telling rape jokes.
But you have been telling me this all the while!
But even his limited statements have been telling.
"Clients have been telling us they can't get through".
"That is what the coaches have been telling me.
Other companies have been telling a similar story.
But we have been telling you the facts.
Scientists have been telling politicians this information for three decades.
I think they should have been telling us new things.
Stone says people have been telling him he's crazy.
More suggestions(18)
have been failing
have appeared telling
have started telling
have stopped telling
have contemplated telling
have proved telling
have been disseminating
have been dying
have been said
have been learning
have been says
have been teaching
have been know
have been illustrating
have been confirming
have been suggesting
have been determining
have been informing
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