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Originally Posted by tsgreer
"I understand what Lemurion means," he ejaculated.
Yes, I've read and noticed that just using "said" flows much better. And by the way, I have read way too many PG books where someone ejaculates their surprise. Freaks me out every time.
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ok, point taken in this specific case, but don't go choosing the most outrageously outdated, currently connotationally loaded example you can think of, or anything, sheesh...
i still maintain that a little "murmuring" or "mumbling" or even "shouting" from time to time can make for a less monotonous read. i'm not saying at *every* line, understand...
my golly, since when did knowing more than one word become a bad thing ? i'm sure shakespeare wrote plays just so he could *never* have to use dialogue tags at *all*, and just skip the whole mess... (she muttered...)