Did you lose your thesaurus? Asked, replied, snapped, yelled, screamed, responded, et cetera.
If you're writing a story, you really can just use said all the time (with the occasional asked, replied, or screamed). The reader doesn't really notice and it doesn't detract from your writing. It's also a lot better than using "guffawed" or "chortled" as opposed to said.
"Fascinating" is another word you can use to express interest or curiosity about something.
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I put the kettle on and said, " if we see another boshi'll move " .
use slaves and servants insead
You would use the decimal point. For instance, use 7.0000 insead of 7
i dont think there is one, but if a teacher said you were late another word they would use is tardy.
She said you were a good friend.
Workers said they were instructed not to talk with families of the elderly they were caring for and not to fraternizewith one another.
If you want a word besides SAID, you can use the word announce. You could also use told or state.
Only in a direct quote from another source such as: "You go to the mall," Said Bill (Author Pg#). Otherwise Never use 'you'
Another way to use a person's ideas but not word for word is to paraphrase.
said is a better word. ))