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Friday, April 9, 2010

How to replace 'Said'

4/9/10

I know this has absolutely nothing to do with anime, manga and what-not but I found this rather cool so I'm posting. You'll get stuff like this from me once in a while. You can handle one day without anime.

SALESPERSON AOI Que onstage!!

"Are you having troubles with using 'said' too much in your dialogues? Well, I'm here to help you!"

"And here's how!!"

"We've prepared the finest list pf words you can use to replace 'said' and it's for free! Where do you find deals like that writers?"



WORDS TO REPLACE 'SAID':

Anger/Annoyance

argued
asserted
barked
bawled
bellowed
complained
countered
cried
demanded
disagreed
exclaimed
fussed
growled
grumbled
hissed
howled
huffed
quipped
ranted
raved
retorted
roared
screamed
screeched
shrieked
snapped
snarled
sneered
sputtered
squawked
yelled



Questions

asked
answered
agreed
begged
disagreed
explained
implored
inquired
interrogated
posed (as in a question or theory)
pressed
pried
proposed
queried
questioned
replied
requested
responded
retorted
suggested



Softly

breathed
croaked
gasped
grumbled
hissed
mumbled
murmured
muttered
prayed
purred
squeaked
whispered
whimpered


Loudly

barked
bawled
bellowed
called
cried
exclaimed
hollered
howled
roared
screamed
screeched
shouted
shrieked
squawked
wailed
yelled
yammered

Master List

added
agreed
answered
argued
asked
asserted (making a point)
avowed
babbled
barked
bawled
beckoned
begged
bellowed
bid (him/her/it)
blubbered
blurted
breathed
called
carried on
chastised
chattered (on)
chorused (in a group or in agreement)
chuckled
claimed
clarified
commanded
complained
confessed
confided
continued
countered
cried
croaked
declared
demanded
disagreed
droned
exclaimed
explained
fussed
gabbed
gasped
giggled
groaned
growled
grumbled
gushed
hissed
hollered
howled
huffed
implored
inquired
insisted
interrogated (questioning)
jabbered (on)
jested
joked
laughed
lied
mentioned
moaned
mumbled
murmured
mused
muttered
nagged
objected
ordered
persuaded
pestered
plead
posed (as in a question or theory)
prattled on
prayed
pressed (as in questioning or demanding something)
pried (as in asking for information)
proclaimed
proposed
protested
purred
queried
questioned
quipped
rambled
ranted
raved
reasoned
related (as in a story)
remarked
repeated
replied
requested
responded
retorted
roared
screamed
screeched
shouted
shrieked
sighed
snapped
snarled
sneered
sobbed
sputtered
squawked
squeaked
stammered
stated
stuttered
suggested
thought aloud
told (him, her, it)
urged
uttered
voiced
wailed
whimpered
whined
whinged
whispered
yammered
yelled

Hope I helped! Bye!

~Aoi ^o^



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