I can't speak for others, but I know why I've had trouble just using "said" in th past.
In middle school, we had to practice editing another student's creative writing assignment. I once had to edit a story with a page consisting of:
"Let's go swimming." Joe said. "Yeah, it is very hot today." Tommy said. "It is fun to go swimming." said Bobby. "Right." said Fred.
Ok, that last line was totally gratuitous. The point is,after that, I was traumatised. I realize that the writing in general was bad, but it was enough for me to bookmark the thesaurus entry for "said".
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Date: 2006-07-24 06:34 pm (UTC)In middle school, we had to practice editing another student's creative writing assignment. I once had to edit a story with a page consisting of:
"Let's go swimming." Joe said.
"Yeah, it is very hot today." Tommy said.
"It is fun to go swimming." said Bobby.
"Right." said Fred.
Ok, that last line was totally gratuitous. The point is,after that, I was traumatised. I realize that the writing in general was bad, but it was enough for me to bookmark the thesaurus entry for "said".