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  DIE!!! *stabs repeatadly*
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Blond_Sakura

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:32 pm


words added. <3
yay! it's a sticky now.
that makes me feel special.


(now i will take the time to shamelessly advertise my new art shop....
CHECK IT OUT! come and say hi, u jerks.)
PostPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:38 pm


A few more:

Added
Argued
Askewed
Claimed
Confessed
Guessed
Monotoned
Reckoned

That's all I can think of right now. xp

PetreyDish


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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:34 pm


Thanks for posting these! It really helps! I've looked a lot of places for this... Thanks!
PostPosted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:40 pm


I like avoiding verbs altogether... Unless I want to describe what my characters are saying, I use the word said. Said is such a common word, it disappears on a long page. I do love these words for their actual use, describing the way someone is talking, but not as a substitute for said. They can only be used oh-so-often, and next-to-never the same one twice every... Like 300 words. At least that's what I find in my writing. Also, I find words like "commented" or something stick out... Said is overused in A LOT of writing, but it can be replaced with actions, rather than substitute words like "added" and such.
ANYWAY that's just what I find in things I write/read whee

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