Said Is Simplest

Posted on 02/18/2024 by chick

Cleaning off my desk, I found a printout with the title “Said is Dead.” It’s a list of words that can be used as speech identifiers in place of “said.” As a writer, I think it’s a handy list. But I also think said is simplest and that going out of your way to avoid it is silly.

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One Response to Said Is Simplest

  1. sprite says:
    02/26/2024 at 2:47 pm

    Yes, but…

    There is an author I periodically listen to, and he will have a whole page of dialogue, with literally a he/she said for each response, no matter the length.

    “I like cookies,” Cookie Monster said.
    “Cookies are delicious,” I said.
    “Me eat cookies,” he said.
    “I know,” I said.

    In print, it bothers me less, because I just automatically skip those parts. But audio just points it out and makes it that much more horrible!

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