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		<title>You Don&#8217;t Say!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ORIGINALLY TAKEN FROM A HANDOUT WE&#8217;VE USED IN OUR ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW.  MY COLLEAGUE, MRS. JENNIFER KRAUSE, COMPILED THESE WILD, WACKY WORDS  Says  is one of those overused words.  The Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary contains full entries for 171,476 words in current use, and 47,156 obsolete words. To [...]]]></description>
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<p>ORIGINALLY TAKEN FROM A HANDOUT WE&#8217;VE USED IN OUR ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW.  MY COLLEAGUE, MRS. JENNIFER KRAUSE, COMPILED THESE WILD, WACKY WORDS  <img src='http://www.gradinggirl.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Says  is one of those overused words.  The Second Edition of the <em>Oxford English Dictionary</em> contains full entries for 171,476 words in current use, and 47,156 obsolete words. To this may be added around 9,500 derivative words included as subentries.  With all these words, why do we overuse the general, imprecise ones?</p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;">GG note:  Please do no utilize &#8220;goes&#8221; to replace the verb &#8220;says.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="color: #000000;">FOR EXAMPLE:  He <em>goes</em>, &#8220;I don&#8217;t like that anymore.&#8221; → I hear this colloquial-type conversation from my high schoolers.   &#8216;To speak&#8217; is not even a published definition of goes; the closest definition is &#8216;to utter a sound&#8217; as in The gun <em>goes</em> bang.&#8221;  Luckily, I don&#8217;t think you&#8217;ll have a problem coming up with varied words here.  Enjoy!:</span><br />
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<p>What other imprecise words need replacing?</p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;">OVER THREE HUNDRED WAYS TO SAY “SAYS”</span></p>
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<h1>A</h1>
<p>accuses</p>
<p>acknowledges</p>
<p>acquiesces</p>
<p>adds</p>
<p>admits</p>
<p>admonishes</p>
<p>advises</p>
<p>affirms</p>
<p>agrees</p>
<p>alleges</p>
<p>allows</p>
<p>alludes</p>
<p>announces</p>
<p>answers</p>
<p>apologizes</p>
<p>appeases</p>
<p>approves</p>
<p>argues</p>
<p>articulates</p>
<p>asks</p>
<p>assents</p>
<p>asserts</p>
<p>assures</p>
<h1>B</h1>
<p>babbles</p>
<p>bits</p>
<p>barks</p>
<p>bawls</p>
<p>begins</p>
<p>begs</p>
<p>believes</p>
<p>bellows</p>
<p>berates</p>
<p>beseeches</p>
<p>bleats</p>
<p>blows up</p>
<p>blubbers</p>
<p>blurts</p>
<p>blusters</p>
<p>boasts</p>
<p>booms</p>
<p>brags</p>
<p>breathes</p>
<p>breaks in</p>
<h1>C</h1>
<p>cackles</p>
<p>cajoles</p>
<p>calculates</p>
<p>calls</p>
<p>carols</td>
<td valign="top" width="125">cautionschallengeschants</p>
<p>charges</p>
<p>chats</p>
<p>chatters</p>
<p>cheers</p>
<p>chides</p>
<p>chimes</p>
<p>chips in</p>
<p>chokes</p>
<p>chortles</p>
<p>chuckles</p>
<p>cites</p>
<p>claims</p>
<p>coaxes</p>
<p>comforts</p>
<p>commands</p>
<p>comments</p>
<p>complains</p>
<p>concedes</p>
<p>concludes</p>
<p>concurs</p>
<p>confesses</p>
<p>confirms</p>
<p>consents</p>
<p>consoles</p>
<p>contends</p>
<p>contests</p>
<p>continues</p>
<p>contributes</p>
<p>coos</p>
<p>counters</p>
<p>coughs</p>
<p>cries</p>
<p>criticizes</p>
<p>croaks</p>
<p>croons</p>
<p>cross-examines</p>
<p>cures</p>
<p>curses</p>
<p>cusses</p>
<h1>D</h1>
<p>debates</p>
<p>decides</p>
<p>declaims</p>
<p>declares</p>
<p>defends</p>
<p>demands</p>
<p>denies</p>
<p>describes</td>
<td valign="top" width="125">determinesdictatesdiscusses</p>
<p>drawls</p>
<p>drones</p>
<h1>E</h1>
<p>echoes</p>
<p>elaborates</p>
<p>emphasizes</p>
<p>entreats</p>
<p>enumerates</p>
<p>enunciates</p>
<p>exaggerates</p>
<p>exclaims</p>
<p>exhorts</p>
<p>explains</p>
<p>explodes</p>
<p>expostulates</p>
<p>extols</p>
<h1>F</h1>
<p>falters</p>
<p>fears</p>
<p>frowns</p>
<p>fumes</p>
<h1>G</h1>
<p>gags</p>
<p>gasps</p>
<p>gibbers</p>
<p>giggles</p>
<p>gloats</p>
<p>goads</p>
<p>grins</p>
<p>groans</p>
<p>growls</p>
<p>grumbles</p>
<p>grunts</p>
<p>guesses</p>
<p>guffaws</p>
<p>gulps</p>
<p>gurgles</p>
<p>gushes</p>
<h1>H</h1>
<p>hastens to say</p>
<p>hesitates</p>
<p>hints</p>
<p>hisses</p>
<p>hollers</p>
<p>howls</td>
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<h1>I</h1>
<p>imitates</p>
<p>implies</p>
<p>implores</p>
<p>informs</p>
<p>inquires</p>
<p>insinuates</p>
<p>insists</p>
<p>interjects</p>
<p>interposes</p>
<p>interprets</p>
<p>interrupts</p>
<p>interrogates</p>
<p>intimidates</p>
<p>intones</p>
<h1>J</h1>
<p>jeers</p>
<p>jests</p>
<p>jokes</p>
<p>jabbers</p>
<h1>L</h1>
<p>laughs</p>
<p>lectures</p>
<p>laments</p>
<p>lies</p>
<p>lisps</p>
<h1>M</h1>
<p>makes known</p>
<p>magnifies</p>
<p>maintains</p>
<p>marvels</p>
<p>mentions</p>
<p>mimics</p>
<p>moans</p>
<p>mocks</p>
<p>mourns</p>
<p>mumbles</p>
<p>murmurs</p>
<p>muses</p>
<p>mutters</p>
<h1>N</h1>
<p>nags</p>
<p>nods</p>
<p>notes</p>
<h1>O</h1>
<p>objects</p>
<p>observes</p>
<p>offers</p>
<p>orders</td>
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<h1>P</h1>
<p>pants</p>
<p>perceives</p>
<p>persists</p>
<p>persuades</p>
<p>pesters</p>
<p>pipes up</p>
<p>pleads</p>
<p>points</p>
<p>ponders</p>
<p>pouts</p>
<p>praises</p>
<p>preaches</p>
<p>predicts</p>
<p>prevaricates</p>
<p>proceeds</p>
<p>prods</p>
<p>profanes</p>
<p>proclaims</p>
<p>professes</p>
<p>promises</p>
<p>prompts</p>
<p>proposes</p>
<p>protests</p>
<p>purrs</p>
<p>pursues</p>
<p>puts in</p>
<h1>Q</h1>
<p>quavers</p>
<p>queries</p>
<p>questions</p>
<p>quibbles</p>
<p>quips</p>
<p>quotes</p>
<h1>R</h1>
<p>rates</p>
<p>rails</p>
<p>runs on</p>
<p>rants</p>
<p>raves</p>
<p>recalls</p>
<p>recites</p>
<p>recounts</p>
<p>regrets</p>
<p>reiterates</p>
<p>rejoins</p>
<p>remarks</p>
<p>remembers</p>
<p>reminds</p>
<p>remonstrates</td>
<td valign="top" width="125">renouncesrepeatsreplies</p>
<p>reports</p>
<p>reprehends</p>
<p>reprimands</p>
<p>requests</p>
<p>resolves</p>
<p>responds</p>
<p>resumes</p>
<p>retorts</p>
<p>reveals</p>
<p>roars</p>
<p>rumbles</p>
<h1>S</h1>
<p>sings</p>
<p>sings out</p>
<p>scoffs</p>
<p>scolds</p>
<p>scorns</p>
<p>screams</p>
<p>screeches</p>
<p>sermonizes</p>
<p>shouts</p>
<p>shrieks</p>
<p>shrills</p>
<p>shrugs</p>
<p>sighs</p>
<p>slurs</p>
<p>smiles</p>
<p>smolders</p>
<p>snaps</p>
<p>snarls</p>
<p>sneers</p>
<p>snickers</p>
<p>sniffs</p>
<p>snorts</p>
<p>sobs</p>
<p>soliloquizes</p>
<p>sooths</p>
<p>specifies</p>
<p>spells</p>
<p>speaks</p>
<p>spurts</p>
<p>sputters</p>
<p>squawks</p>
<p>squeaks</p>
<p>squeals</p>
<p>stammers</p>
<p>starts</p>
<p>states</p>
<p>storms</td>
<td valign="top" width="125">stressesstrugglesstutters</p>
<p>submits</p>
<p>suggests</p>
<p>swears</p>
<p>sympathizes</p>
<h1>T</h1>
<p>taunts</p>
<p>tantalizes</p>
<p>tattles</p>
<p>teases</p>
<p>testifies</p>
<p>thinks</p>
<p>threatens</p>
<p>tells</p>
<h1>U</h1>
<p>urges</p>
<p>utters</p>
<h1>V</h1>
<p>vaunts</p>
<p>ventures</p>
<p>voices</p>
<p>volunteers</p>
<h1>W</h1>
<p>wails</p>
<p>wants to know</p>
<p>warns</p>
<p>wavers</p>
<p>whispers</p>
<p>wonders</p>
<p>worries</p>
<h1>Y</h1>
<p>yearns</p>
<p>yells</p>
<p>yelps</p>
<p>yowls</td>
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