You know, the one you subconsiencly train yourself to use instead of a "bad word" when your in a situation/company where it wouldn't be appropriate
2007-01-10 06:19:10 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
thanks for all the thumbs ups ^_^
2007-01-10 06:25:17 · update #1
"Son of a Beaver!"
2007-01-10 06:23:24 · answer #1 · answered by ~LAX Mom~ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Said" is an invisible word in the English language. You should be using substitutions for "said" as little as possible. It's okay to say "he said", "she said". Really, it is! Read something modern, say from Neil Gamain, Jeffrey Carver, or even Henry Kuttner, Ray Bradbury, etc. How many permutations of the word "said" do they use? How many good writers use permutations of the word "said" very often? Not many of them, not the good ones, anyway. No, what you need to do is go through your work and take out most of those substitutions. It's okay to leave some of them in there, but "said" is the best. Here are some substitutions for "said". Use sparingly. These are the ones you'll probably see most in literature: 1. Growled 2. Groaned 3. Sighed 4. Whispered 5. Laughed 6. Giggled 7. Whimpered 8. Roared 9. Bellowed 10. Screamed (and its various subs) These are permutations that you'll want to avoid at all costs--unless you have a d-n good reason for it: 1. Ejaculated 2. Apologized 3. Smiled (Seriously, I see this way too much) 4. Chirped 5. Any other goofy way of expressing the word "said" If you're using so many substitutions for the word "said" in your book, that tells me something. It tells me that you can't figure out how to express the emotions behind your characters' words without adding modifiers such as "laughed" or "roared". In sum, "said" is good. Dialogue tags as a whole should be there only to let the reader know who is speaking. Substitutions for "said" should be used sparingly, not at all, if you can help it. Good luck!
2016-05-23 05:18:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cotton Headed Ninimugins
2007-01-10 06:24:49 · answer #3 · answered by Wooter 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Freaking
2007-01-10 06:49:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hilary
2007-01-10 06:25:40 · answer #5 · answered by PT 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Filth flarn filth
but it is funnier when Bill says it
Mother fricken fracken is good too.
2007-01-10 06:23:56 · answer #6 · answered by Buttercup Rocks! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sugar.
2007-01-10 06:23:28 · answer #7 · answered by Rhapsody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Miffed.
2007-01-10 06:24:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dang, & shoot
↑damn ↑shit
2007-01-10 06:26:24 · answer #9 · answered by Death Virus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Son of a nutcracker
or
cheese and rice
my son cracks up when I use those!!!
2007-01-10 06:23:36 · answer #10 · answered by Ms.BusyBody 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh although fuckinbollox cant really be beaten
2007-01-10 06:34:42 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋