#synonyms for said

[rozmorris]

Everyone says: why the rule about dialogue tags isn’t cast iron

I’ve seen dialogue tags discussed a few times recently on writing forums. The discussion goes like this. ‘When writing a piece of dialogue, do you need synonyms for “said”? Doesn’t it get boring for the reader? What about words with a bit more expression, such as exclaimed or spat or shouted or yelled?’  ‘Noooo,’ comes the reply, overwhelmingly. ‘Only use “said”.’  I agree, mostly. I also…

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#advanced writing #dialogue #dialogue tags #how to write a novel #how to write dialogue #intrusive dialogue tags #novice writer mistakes #revising your manuscript #said #show not tell #steering the reader #synonyms for said

[love-me-a-good-prompt]

50 WORDS TO USE INSTEAD OF “SAID”

Do you ever find yourself over-using the word “said” in your writing? Try using these words/phrases instead:

stated

commented

declared

spoke

responded

voiced

noted

uttered

iterated

explained

remarked

acknowledged

mentioned

announced

shouted

expressed

articulated

exclaimed

proclaimed

whispered

babbled

observed

deadpanned

joked

hinted

informed

coaxed

offered

cried

affirmed

vocalized

laughed

ordered

suggested

admitted

verbalized

indicated

confirmed

apologized

muttered

proposed

chatted

lied

rambled

talked

pointed out

blurted out

chimed in

brought up

wondered aloud

(NOTE: Keep in mind that all of these words have slightly different meanings and are associated with different emotions/scenarios.)

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[swirlymarimo]

Sanji: My handsome Marimo.

Zoro: You think I'm handsome?

Sanji: Of course I do.

Zoro: Handsome people have both their eyes.

Sanji: Are you self conscious about your eye?

Zoro: No...I don't know. Like it doesn't matter to me that its scarred but, I don't see it as a handsome feature.

Sanji: Well, maybe not handsome in the traditional sense but I think you're a handsome guy.

Zoro: *smiles* Then I don't care if other people think I'm handsome or not. You're the only one that matters to me.

Sanji: *smiles*

#zosan #zoro x sanji #zoro and sanji #zosan script #original zosan script #not incorrect quotes #my post #I said handsome too many times in this #like look up a synonym

[midamrevenant]

i think. personally. niko (only person in the world who could pull this off) should convince edwin to do the flyana boss you wish trend with her. crystal films them.

both of their energies for the running and lip sync are WACK but it's adorable

#edwin: hello christ? i'm 'bout to sin again/i said i love you to that man but i'm not feelin' him/i'm made of sugar spice kanekalon... - #and cinnamon/me and my bestie are the same like a synonym! - #charles who left for literally 10 minutes: WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE!!!! - #dbd #dead boy detectives #i would like to see it! -

[theposhperyton]

All evidence suggests yes

#starting a new power scaling system for the warlords of the sea but im rating them based on whether i think theyre an ally or homophobic #kuma is an ally because photos dont lie and hes clearly wearing an ally pin #also you cant spend that much time around somebody with the title “Queen of the Queers” and somehow be homophobic afterwards #unless youre sanji but hes still on his internalized homophobia growth arc. i believe in you buddy you can beat this #crocodile is trans and baroque works is the alphabet mafia in a literal form #with that said. he has the energy of “im not homophobic yall are just annoying” #doffy has the energy of a homophobic homosexual #like hed kiss a guy and then call him a f*g and throw him out a nearby window #jimbei joins the strawhats so ofc HES an ally #blackbeard sucks but i dont think hes homophobic #hes one of those people you meet and theyre just the worst all around and youre like “man this guy has gotta be homophobic” #somebody mentions their partner and you go “oh boy here it is” but he just has no reaction whatsoever #hes such a problem but at least hes not homophobic on top of everything else #Gecko Moria is such a virgin that i dont think he knows being gay exists any more than he knows being straight does #Typa MFer who thinks “sex” is just a synonym for gender #also hed see your top scars and get excited because he thinks youre a zombie #gecko moria probably thinks LGBT is an acronym for some branch of the navy that he doesnt know (or care) about #Because Boa lives on Sapphic island i would jump the gun and immediately say she's an ally but i feel that its more complicated than that #not unlike moria. she also doesnt actually have a real strong grasp on being straight vs being queer #but thats just because shes used to everybody being whipped for her equally #somebody tries to explain it to her and shes just like “??? but theyre all obsessed with me?” #if she ever encounters a gay man it will be a reality shifting event for her #id say itd be the same if she met a sex/romance indifferent aroace but like #monkey d luffy #its already happened #mihawk is probably both an ally and queer himself but he just minds his own business so much that we may never know #one piece #seven warlords #warlords of the sea #bartholomew kuma

[redwinterroses]

every time I see that "words to use instead of 'said'" post I die a little inside.

1. Just use "said." It's an invisible word. If you're using it often enough that it's noticeable, you've got a problem with your prose and pacing, not your vocabulary.

2. half those words don't quite mean what the author thinks they mean.

3. if you use "uttered" more than once every 50k words, you're doing a lot of things wrong, and that's probably not the worst of it.

#writeblr #yes i maintagged it #this sounds harsh. it is #it's 6 in the morning and that was the first post on my dash #kill it with fire #if you're a novice enough writer that you need synonyms for 'said' you have no business using half the words on that list #ESPECIALLY not in place of 'said' #redwintertalks

[themorguepoet]

Transliteration: Karpuragauram Karunāvatarām Sansarsāram Bhujgendrahāram। Sadāvsantam Hrudyārvinde Bhavam Bhavāni Sahitam Namāmi।।

Translation: Lord Shiv, who dwells in my heart along with Mata Bhavāni, one who is white as camphor, one who is the manifestation of compassion, one who is the essence of the universe, and who wears the king of the snakes Vāsuki as his necklace, I bow down to you.

#saawan #saawan is synonymous with worship of mahadev #shiv-bhavani yall #my parents #i cannot express much of what i feel for mahadev #he who drank the dreadful poison #he who is compassion personified #what can I even say in his praise that hasnt been said with better words before? #shubh teras

[nonomives]

Hanging out with da girlssss :DD

#mob dolly is such a fucking edgy teenage #she keeps saying she's evil this evil that. she said evil in the same paragraph 6 times-- #i had to give her a thesaurus list of all the synonyms for evil just bc she was overusing the word so much #dolly is also a tank now lmao-- she punches robbers jaksjakjfksjfsg #random thoughts for the day lols--

[kunikidanelson]

Sorry for reaching out so randomly, but I'd just like to confirm that the part in your intro that says "i dont condone pedophilia, incest, homophobia, transphobia, racism etc etc. so like if you do, please go fuck yourself i dont want you here." is right? You really do not mind pedophilia, incest, transphobia and racism?

WHAT NO, THATS NOT WHAT CONDONE MEANS

IM TRYING TO SAY THAT PEDOPHILES AND VISE VERSA SHOULD FUCK OFF

#idk how to tag #BUT LIKE I USED CONDONE RIGHT HERE RIGHT DIDN'T I???? #ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE BUT I THINK I USED IT CORRECTL #ISNT CONDONE LIKE A SYNONYM TO SUPPORT BASICALLY? #I WAS AND STILL AM THAT I SAID THAT I DONT SUPPORT THESE THINGS

[sillycouslenta]

lwj is unmatched and also has no friends

#talkin bout peerless btw #ok so peer can be used as a synonym for friend BECAUSE I SAID SO #FUCK THE DICTIONARY!!!!! ANT FARM GO!!!!!! #lan wangji #mxtx #mdzs

[creativeenergy]

Source.

#writing advice #editing advice #said is dead #synonyms #writing resources #resources

[jewfrogs]

I get where youre coming from but they Did say that Riz was asexual in an adventuring party episode

i don’t disagree that riz is ace (although i feel like ‘canon confirmation’ in the form of an adventuring party [already deuterocanonical] for another series where murph was not present is fairly weak confirmation)! but some people are very adamant about him specifically being aroace, which isn’t a bad or wrong reading by any means but isn’t incontrovertible canon either. i think that the ambiguity in the show in this regard is good! riz doesn’t need to definitively know who he is or how he feels or what he wants to call himself! he’s 16!

#the actual show IS very ambiguous and open ended. on purpose imo #ask #anonymous #also saw someone argue that because theres no way they would know that ace and aro arent synonymous that when brennan said ace he clearly #meant aroace……Someone doesnt know about liam wilhemina

[goatsandgangsters]

another one of my little pedantic pet peeves is people thinking regency = historical, rather than a specific historical era, and calling literally anything regency even if it's like a solid 100 years later

#is this bc of bridgerton? #did people learn the word regency bc of bridgerton and assume it's a synonym for 'period drama' instead of the specific period its set #regency is a very specific period of time in the early 1800s. it is definitely not the movie titanic #I'M JUST VERY BOTHERED BY FACTUAL INACCURACY #and by the social etiquette that says you are Not Allowed to tell people when they have said something factually inaccurate #so you just have to sit. and vibrate. with all the Inaccuracies of the world.

[ohitslen]

Watching Stampede with my family made me realize how genuinely insane I have turned thanks to it

Like wow the actual physical EFFORT it took me to not randomly start explaining the composition of a scene, the color choice, the framing, the voice directing and the choreographies of certain scenes, as well as some of the lore behind it I should not explain because spoilers.

No, sorry. I lied on my résumé . I can’t like anything a normal amount. I’ve liked this for less than 4 months and I’m very deep into the trenches. And it will unfortunately become everyone else’s problem as well, because this one will stick around for a long time.

#being a lil mentally ill again guys #that’s right. finally managed to make the third rewatch with my binge watcher family in one night #I call it having fun at the expense of my mental integrity #to be fair Trigun is *gestures the air* right there for me to delve into deep analysis for no real reason #other than I’m obsessed with media that explores morally and ethically challenging topics #and the cool ass designs and badass weapons and super great characters #and I mean Trigun is just made to be loved tbh head full or head empty is so enjoyable either way and I think that’s a great charm it has #though at one point itll force you to THINK and I LOVE THAT #I want to scream with someone about Trigun and I do with my friends but it’s not the same when they haven’t watched it yet #and since I’m that.one.friend that looks to much into it because HAHA STORY CREATOR BUT #yeah. I want to talk about Trigun so bad…it’s…it’s a little embarrassing. but I obviously don’t fucking care the enough #because if I did that one person I didn’t know wouldn’t have said the ‘ah the Trigun girl’ #somehow I became a synonymous to it. and I couldn’t be prouder. #trigun #trigun stampede #vash the stampede #lenssi rambles #trigun maximum #in my defense. I have adhd. which doesn’t really make up for much but at least it explains some extent of it

[trainingdummyrabbit]

PISCINE MERMAID AND PORCUBUS

two of my favorites 🥰

If wonderlab is unable

Fairy Festival and Porcubus

god this took fucking forever but i kinda just picked this up and ran with it. YIPPY <33

scarlet nymph! a mostly stationary abno with a tendency to get very out of hand very quickly. taking inspo from lotuses, fae, and the game of loves me/loves me not. it never breaches, but it Does have the capability to kill any agents that get too careless and let it grow restless. rough theming/etc notes under the cut bc i sure did spend. a while. researching skdjgndkfj

ok lets take the codependency and dial it WAAAAAY up. game of trust / taste of happiness / love you, love you / grant me a soul. so like. from a place of love. it wont save you, it wont fix anything. but just once youd like to feel anything other than the crushing pressure of the depths. lie to me if you have to. we dont have to be able to see, we just have to live in this moment, together, now. may we burn up in a blaze of passion. ironically, the love of a moth to a flame. euphoria so blinding it consumes you in its entirety.

its the idea of giving and taking when theres nothing left to be passed about. an entirely self-serving image of love and joy, from the perspective of one who doesnt know any better. (shackled but it doesnt know why / a soulless lump.) all there is is extracting happiness from others, no matter what the cost may be. love me, love me not, but the petals all fall off anyway.

#pikart #ask game #projmoon #aaaUUUGHG SORRY THIS TOOK FOREVER would u believe me if i said designing th damn torso was a good chunk of this. #anyway i went back and TOOK NOTES on mermaid and then spent ages looking at synonyms for love #bc i SWEAR theres a shade of red that Also means love/passion/desire but i COULDNT FIND IT SO. YIPPEEEE #ANYWAY . THANKS FOR THE ENABLING I HOPE THIS IS PASSABLE ✌ KEEPS SCHMOOVIN

[larsnicklas]

ALEKSANDER BARKOV ✧ 240328 Somebody told me my first year that you gotta enjoy every day, because it goes by fast... I know it's been a quick eleven years, and hopefully many more.

#aleksander barkov #sasha barkov #florida panthers #nhl #nhledit #hockey #hockeyedit #meg.cats #meg.gif #meg.all #ELEVEN YEARS SHUT UPPPPP #said this on twt but it's crazy how when he first came into the league #the only thing the national media really acknowledged him for was his highlight reel shootout goals bc he was so skilled so creative #and now it's like. his name is synonymous with two-way play beyond reproach. he's the best 200-foot player of his generation. #sasha you are so cool to me. and still underrated. btw. #impossible to fairly rate or overrate him because he's literally the platonic ideal of an nhl centreman. #me 🤝 matthew 'sasha is still underrated. actually. so jot that down.'