Alternative Words for 'Said'

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This thread is amazing, exactly what I need! Does anyone have a decent alternative for 'told'? In the chapter I'm currently working on, every piece of dialog seems to end with told. I can't exchange it for 'said' or any of the other alternatives here, because the chapter revolves around the main character questioning his sanity, and his band mates are telling him about things he insists he's seen that they haven't, and 'informed' seems too formal for the situation. Thanks for any help!

This is really helpful, but I do agree with the people who are saying 'said' isn't really a bad thing. There's nothing wrong with it and if you want to use it just go ahead and use it.

This was a big problem cited in "Twilight". Using "said" is actually a very good thing and the alternatives should be kept to a minimum. Your characters should be able to simply speak without having to attach a strong emotion. These words can distract from the dialogue--this is an important rule of writing. Don't use these willy-nilly.

Like Stephen King said: "The road to hell is paved with adverbs."

In my case, I think I use ''said'' a bit too much so this thread will help me a lot.

THANK YOU. *copies and pastes to word document* I'll credit you!

This is great. Thank you so much. :)

Thank you for making this thread.

Thanks for this, these word alternatives are really going to help me. THANK YOU

It's...okay to say said, though. Use these words sparingly, because otherwise they'll pull the readers out of the story; said just flows. I have sources okay. I can give examples.