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I have learned recently that ように can be used for advice, command, ask and so
on. Is there a difference between て言ってた and ように言われた? For example:

> 私はママにTVを消すように言われた。
>
> ママは私にTVを消しなさいって言ってた。
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grammar word-choice
What's the difference between て言ってた vs ように言われた?
The first sentence litteraly means 'I have been told by Mama to switch off the
TV'. It is a passive form, that's why いう (to say, to tell) becomes いわれる (to be
told).

The second sentence litteraly means 'Mama told me to switch off the TV'. Here
the sentence is active and the って is the quotation particle (note that one
usually prefers と instead of って in a formal context).
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Passive or active voice and indirect or direct quote.  
The first sentence translates to

> I was told by my mother to turn the TV off.

The second one to

> Mother told me: Turn the TV off.

と or って follows a direct quote.
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