No Said
27 January 2009 @ 20:10 | Posted in » Education
My father taught us there was always a better word to use than get or got. Those words were more descriptive and conveyed subtle differences from the pedantic.
Likewise, as a teacher, I have found the use of said to be trite and uninteresting. I impress upon my students to use other words than said when they write. This is the list they came up with this year.
- fibbed
- sobbed
- hooted
- groaned
- mumbled
- screamed
- barked
- retold
- snorted
- joked
- shivered
- spoke
- complained
- cried
- thanked
- recalled
- murmured
- chirped
- quacked
- pepped
- realized
- buzzed
- growled
- screeched
- corrected
- chuckled
- wandered
- illustrated
- whined
- pounded
- sneezed
- repealed
- announced
- admitted
- asked
- yawned
- meowed
- connected
- whistled
- called
- lied
- mimicked
- proclaimed
- claimed
- commanded
- exploded
- answered
- replied
- snickered
- e-mailed
- voice-mailed
- mailed
- sang
- talked
- dared
- typed
- wheezed
- roared
- declared
- burped
- yelled
- laughed
- whispered
- told
- wept
- translated
- howled
- hounded
- excused
- texted
- gasped
- thought
- croaked
- sputtered
- conversed
- coughed
- questioned
Also blogged on this date . . .
- Magazzu's Government - 2010
- McCain and Dr. Juan Hernandez - 2008
- Cache-A-Maniacs Questions - 2008
- The Cranberry - 2008
- The Old Dam - 2008
- Another NJ Tax Assessed - 2007
- Vanity - 2006
- Wide Right - 1991
- Stray Cats - 1984
