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When authors will use any word other than "said." (youtu.be)
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[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I've been listening to the first Expanse book on and off recently, and one thing I noticed is almost all the dialog is almost literally just: "Holden said 'blank,' and then Naomi said 'blank.' 'blank,' said Alex." Tbh it's kind of boring to listen to. Sometimes you need to break up the monotony and use a synonym. Plus it makes you sound smarter.

this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2026
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