To: trekcreative{at}yahoogroups.com
From: Garry Stahl 
Reply-To: trekcreative{at}yahoogroups.com

Joseph Manno wrote:

>When in doubt, though, using "said" is more than acceptable.
>
>
Now it reads:

"Said" Bookism
    Artificial, literary verb used to avoid the perfectly good word
"said." "Said" is one of
the few invisible words in the language; it is difficult to overuse. It is
infinitely less
distracting than "he retorted," "she inquired," or the
all-time favorite, "he ejaculated."
A good rule of thumb is that using a word otherthan "said" makes
your point clearer
or gives the sentence better flow (a situation much rarer than most writers believe),
then do so. If it doesn't, then try one of three things: Use
"said"(generally best); alter
the structure of the sentence so that the speaking verb is unnecessary (occasionally
helpful, but again not so often as one might think); attach an adverb (this is almost
always a bad idea).  See "Tom Swifty".  [Contributions by Joe Manno]


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