When you tell guests what to bring, be simple and specific.

"I should tell our guests about your change of plans."

It is not for you to tell our guests to leave.

Later he told his guests, "This is a very special place for my family."

"I have to tell my guests to please not take them to the beach."

If you don't tell your guests that these dishes are good for them, they'll never know the difference.

"I've been looking forward to meeting you," he told their guests.

No longer, he told his guests, did they need to apologize for being Republicans.

As he'd told his guests a little earlier tonight, he had expensive tastes.

Still, I ain't one to tell my guests how to behave.