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The phrase "told different" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used in spoken or informal written language and means that someone has given conflicting or contradictory information. Example: During the investigation, the two suspects told different stories about their whereabouts at the time of the crime.
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But I'm told different people grieve differently and I've seen friends react similarly dry-eyed when their elderly parents died, so I'll try to stop worrying that my heart isn't swollen with grief right now, right after my beloved mother died.
But other presenters told different stories.
The countenances of the captains told different stories here.
She told different police departments that she had met Cosby in different years.
Before the exercise began, the two groups were told different stories (once again, fictitious) about how previous participants had fared.
In the instructions for the test, pupils were told: "Different question need to be answered in different ways".
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Other photographs tell different stories.
People are telling different information I get.
Her eyes tell different stories.
"They all tell different stories".
"They think I should tell different stories.
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