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Joined: 11/10/2014 Posts: 203 Location: United Kingdom
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Rank: Forum Guru
Joined: 11/10/2014 Posts: 203 Location: United Kingdom
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I try not to use very, really or totally
more words are
amaze astonishment awe-inspiring awesome awful awing bewilder bizarre exceptional extraordinary extravagant fantastic immoderate impressive incomparable incredible marvelous miraculous over-the-top perplex phenomenal remarkable strange supernatural surprising terrific unbelievable uncommon uncomparable unreal unthinkable unusual wonder
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Joined: 8/24/2011 Posts: 569 Location: lost in the ozone west of Apache Junction
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Great list. Two other words to use with caution 'Suddenly', especially at the beginning of a paragraph, and 'was', an otherwise inoffensive word which often signals passive voice  .
Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwords.[/ - ROBERT HEINLEIN Schemers Scheme -- young women talking about young men OF WAR, AND PEACE, AND MARY BETH: my contest winner, honestFor Whom the Good Tolls an 'RR' and it's short, no kidding
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Joined: 7/1/2010 Posts: 25,639
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Here is something.
MORE THAN 270 WORDS TO USE OTHER THAN "SAID"
acknowledged added admitted admonished affected agreed allowed amplified announced answered apologized articulated asked assured avowed backpedaled barked began begged bellowed blathered bleated boasted breathed burped burst out cackled cajoled calculated called chanted chastised chattered cheered chimed in chirped choked out chuckled clarified coaxed commanded commented complained complimented concluded concurred confided confirmed conjugated contemplated contended continued conversed conveyed cooed corrected coughed counted cracked (joked) cried croaked crowed cursed declaimed declared demanded denied dictated digressed disagreed disclosed discoursed drummed in echoed elucidated embellished emoted emphasized ended enlightened enthused enunciated exaggerated exclaimed explained explicated expounded expressed extemporized exulted fabricated fibbed finished fired back flattered flirted flung foreshadowed forewarned formulated fumed gasped giggled gloated goaded grated ground out growled grumbled grunted guessed gushed harangued hinted hissed hollered howled huffed hurled back implied importuned informed injected inquired insinuated instigated instructed insulted interjected interpreted interrogated interrupted intoned joked joshed jumped in justified kidded laughed lectured lied mentioned mimicked mocked mumbled murmured muttered nagged narrated noted noticed objected offered opined ordered outlined paraphrased placated pointed out pondered aloud pouted praised predicted preened presented prevaricated proclaimed professed projected promised pronounced proposed provided punned purred pursued put forth queried questioned quipped quoted raged rambled rapped rationalized ratted raved read recalled recounted reiterated related remarked repeated replied reported responded restated retold retorted reviewed rhymed ribbed riddled riposted roared rolled onward rumbled sang scolded screamed screeched shared shouted sighed signed (as in sign language) simpered simplified snapped sneered sniffled sniped snipped snitched snorted sobbed soothed spat spewed spoke sputtered squawked squeaked stammered started stated stressed stuttered submitted suggested supplied swore taunted teased temporized thought threatened thundered toasted told translated trumpeted twittered uttered vented verbalized verified vocalized volunteered voted vowed wailed warbled warned wept wheedled wheezed whimpered whined whispered wondered yapped yawned yelled yelped yodeled zigzagged (verbally) zinged
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