50 WORDS TO USE INSTEAD OFSAID

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.)

Welcome back to its really hot and I’m going to murder someone

I know i'm late for Gravity Falls 10th anniversary but here is one if Mc was from Gravity Falls

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Mc: Well this could be worse but it could be better.

Ace: Student C overbloted... what do you mean!

Mc: We had an angry triangle demon try and spread weirdness around my town.

Ace: He could die and that sounds bad.

Mc: Ehh. We are fine and he'll be fine.

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(Ciphermc means Bill Cipher Mc)

Ciphermc: Mmmm, so what are you planning on doing?

OBstudent: Kill everyone that wronged me!

Ciphermc: I have plans to but why are you making sense, life doesn't make sense it's a weird mess of unknown so why don't you make nonsense!

Ace: Yuu stop it.

Ciphermc: No!

Deuce: ~sprays water at Yuu~

Ciphermc: Ahh!

So what would happen if you took Mc our beloved protagonist with no idea of chill and some scp staff members to Twisted Wonderland.

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It all started in the mirror chambers because the brain cell trio got in trouble again and as things go Mc also did as well. So for detention they had to clean the whole room with no magic.

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*Wired noise*

Mc: What did you do this time Grim?

Grim: It wasn't me!

Deuce: For once he is telling the truth Yuu, coffins just showed up.

Ace: Really new students this late in the year!

Mc: The mirror may have seen something in them that it didn't at first.

Ace: Or they are more inter dimensional aliens like Yuu!

Mc: Fuck off.

Ace: Make me.

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*Mc and Ace fighting on the ground after dumping mop water on each other Grim and Deuce cheer Mc on*

*Coffins open* Bright: Ahh what the fuck did I sleep on a log?

Clef: Well I didn't fall asleep in fuck coffin and occult robes or with anyone in this room.

Kondraki: Fuck kidnapped again.

Crowley: *bust open door like a dramatic bird* New students! Ace, Yuu stop trying to kill each other.

Deuce: You guys look like your fucking. *Ace and Yuu got away from each other in record time*

Bright: What are you guys and what do you have against the foundation.

Yuu: 100% magicless dumbasses from a different dimensional.

Crowley: You are in Twisted Wonderland.

Clef: What did I snort last night.

Yuu: Magic mirror take them home.

Magic mirror: Thee has no home here but share on with Yuu.

Ace: Inter dimensional aliens!

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After a long explanation on where they are and questions

Mc: It ain't any thing special but it's home for now!

Kondraki: I'm still trying how we got here one minute i'm drink in my office next I'm here with a talking raccoon! Like what the fuck!

Grim: Not a raccoon!

Mc: You still have yet to see an overblot or how Crowley black mails us to do his dirty work.

Clef: Bird man isn't what he seems to be I know this feeling anywhere.

Mc: I have been trying to dig stuff on him but everything end blank it's like every time I find something that could led me back home he appears out of nowhere and gives me work. The book or website goes missing from everywhere including peoples memories.

Bright: Could have he planed you coming here but not us as he seemed quite shocked when we awoke?

Clef: Anyone would be we have PhD's and are in a collage for high school student.

Mc: He was shocked when I came here to tho, but we should go inside and get settled for the night I have school tomorrow.

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After a few weeks in Twisted wonderland

It's getting long

Clef: So you all almost died because...

Mc: I fear no bitch

Ace: Yuu lead us into a random student Overblot with saying "free candy is here."

Deuce: And there was no candy.

Grim: I still want the candy we were promised.

Bright: *wheeze* I didn't know they were this dumb!

Mc: But we all lived including the student how overbloted, so this is a win.

Kondraki: Kid get a fucking adult before putting your life in danger and willing. You'er to young to turn into one of us!

Deuce: I mean it's not the first one we fought... but it's one of the first ones that Yuu didn't cause.

Clef: *laughing* You dumbass!

Mc: Help cause. But this one was because of the man eating dog that lives in the forest by Ramshackle or Johnny for short.

Ace: For being man eating he the equivalent of a huge puppy dog.

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Part Two... soon

Writing Tips

Punctuating Dialogue

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➸ “This is a sentence.”

➸ “This is a sentence with a dialogue tag at the end,” she said.

➸ “This,” he said, “is a sentence split by a dialogue tag.”

➸ “This is a sentence,” she said. “This is a new sentence. New sentences are capitalized.”

➸ “This is a sentence followed by an action.” He stood. “They are separate sentences because he did not speak by standing.”

➸ She said, “Use a comma to introduce dialogue. The quote is capitalized when the dialogue tag is at the beginning.”

➸ “Use a comma when a dialogue tag follows a quote,” he said.

“Unless there is a question mark?” she asked.

“Or an exclamation point!” he answered. “The dialogue tag still remains uncapitalized because it’s not truly the end of the sentence.”

➸ “Periods and commas should be inside closing quotations.”

➸ “Hey!” she shouted, “Sometimes exclamation points are inside quotations.”

However, if it’s not dialogue exclamation points can ask be “outside”!

➸ “Does this apply to question marks too?” he asked.

If it’s not dialogue, can question marks be “outside”? (Yes, they can.)

➸ “This applies to dashes too. Inside quotations, dashes typically express—“

“Interruption” — but there are situations dashes may be outside.

➸ “You’ll notice that exclamation marks, question marks, and dashes do not have a comma after them. Ellipses don’t have a comma after them either…” she said.

➸ “My teacher said, ‘Use single quotation marks when quoting within dialogue.’”

➸ “Use paragraph breaks to indicate a new speaker,” he said.

“The readers will know it’s someone else speaking.”

Wait until they see things that dr. bright not allowed to do

For me they will either concerned or impressed

Nrc was like "What! No!" the first years be like "Same."

I believe that the first years have their own list that they use as a list to do when they are bored.