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Why didn’t anyone make this sooner? I hate when people only use the word “said” in stories.

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I’m sorry, but, unpopular opinion time. Good writing includes having each sentence flow with the current that is the story. Most of these would clunk up any dialogue, plus the bluntness of some of these verbs does more telling than showing.

Yeah, after having read a book that uses 20 dollar words when they’re unnecessary, I think I’m inclined to agree.  ”said” has never been a huge issue for me, since I recognize it’s going to be extremely common for any and all authors who use dialogue. I mostly reblogged this because it was interesting and I like options.  

This is handy for people who tend to overuse adverbs after said, though. it’s more efficient and flows better to say “she urged” instead of “she said urgently” you know? Action language is generally helpful.

I try to avoid “said” whenever I can, although at some points, gee, some things are just…well, said! However, “said” lacks emotion compared to, say, “yawned.” If you’re yawning something, it gives much more of an implication that you’re either bored with what you’re talking about, or you happen to be tired while talking. Besides, “he yawned,” can be much more handy than, “he said with a yawn,” especially if there’s a character limit!

I dunno, I was taught to try to use “said” as less as I could. While I agree some of these words would be really weird clumped together in a sentence, isn’t it also part of an author’s job to make it sound like it flows? Kinda like how it’s a visual artist’s job to make a bunch of lines or colours on a canvas look good, in a way. But I can certainly see your point!

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