You don’t
need to use ‘howled’ or ‘growled’
or ‘yowled’
or ‘cried’ or ‘muttered’.
You don’t have to say ‘wailed’ or ‘wept’
or ‘yelled’
or ‘roared or ‘stuttered’.
You don’t have to use ‘moaned’ or ‘groaned’
or ‘sobbed’
or ‘griped’ or ‘grumbled’.
You don’t
need to say ‘giggled’, ‘sniggered’,
‘snorted’,
‘sighed’ or ‘mumbled’.
You don’t
need to ‘expectorate’,
‘reveal’, 'confess' or
‘cachinnate’.
You don’t
need to ‘affirm’, ‘allege’,
‘deliver’
or ‘pontificate’.
These words
all have their uses
but
maintain a level head:
sometimes,
when you’re writing,
it’s OK
to just say ‘said’.
