| Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! | |
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emilycross The Boss of the Board
Number of posts : 1170 Age : 37 Registration date : 2009-02-05
| Subject: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:54 am | |
| Stuck for a word, want an alternative? Post the word here or give suggestions here! | |
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emilycross The Boss of the Board
Number of posts : 1170 Age : 37 Registration date : 2009-02-05
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:51 pm | |
| Found this on my computer (don't ask where this came from - my computer is a wonderland of useless info)
Said =
A
awed accused assured apologised addressed asked advised answered added agreed argued assisted affirmed acknowledged applauded advocated
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belched beseeched boomed bellowed bowed boasted began begged beamed butted-in bantered
C
contested consoled chorused complained corrected championed cheered cried complemented calculated cackled cautioned continued commented conceded complained ...(missing)
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declared dribbled dismissed demanded denied decided
E
eased egged exclaimed excused encouraged enthused effervesced enticed echoed
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frowned finished fidgeted fumbled fumed
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greeted grinned gulped grumbled groaned giggled gasped glowered gurgled gleamed guessed guffawed gawped
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hoped hailed humoured hesitated hollered
I
indicated inquired informed interrupted insisted instructed
K
(missing)
L
laughed lumbered
M
muttered moaned mumbled maintained motioned murmured mentioned
N
nodded noticed
O
offered observed objected oscillated
P
pondered panicked puzzled protested pressed piped up proffered pleaded pardoned postulated proclaimed
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R
(missing) rambled returned repeated responded ranted raved relented rescinded released requested
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slurped slurred smirked snorted stared smiled spoke stormed sang shouted screamed squealed scolded shuddered sighed smarted stated suggested spluttered snapped snarled stressed shrilled stammered screeched summarised shuffled sobbed sniffed shrieked swayed
T
tutted threatened teased tittered taunted
U
urged ushered uttered
V
ventured vacillated
W
wondered winked worried whinged whined wittered warned whispered winced waved wailed
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yelled yodelled | |
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pronetoidiocy Outlining the plot
Number of posts : 45 Age : 33 Location : California Registration date : 2009-02-06
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:03 pm | |
| That was awesome Emily. Definitely saving it.
I had the hardest time last night coming up with different ways to say "used to". All the thesaurus wanted to give me was "secondhand". Any help on this one? | |
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daeonica Editor of the Board
Number of posts : 369 Age : 33 Location : Scotland Job/hobbies : on my gap year! Registration date : 2009-02-07
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:38 pm | |
| Do you mean 'used to' as in to be familiar with something? | |
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emilycross The Boss of the Board
Number of posts : 1170 Age : 37 Registration date : 2009-02-05
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:50 pm | |
| - daeonica wrote:
- Do you mean 'used to' as in to be familiar with something?
Maybe give us an example of the sentence? | |
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daeonica Editor of the Board
Number of posts : 369 Age : 33 Location : Scotland Job/hobbies : on my gap year! Registration date : 2009-02-07
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:52 pm | |
| "I was used to the way he dressed, but I could see why Janie was shocked."
"I'd become familiar with the way he dressed, but I could see why Janie was shocked." | |
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emilycross The Boss of the Board
Number of posts : 1170 Age : 37 Registration date : 2009-02-05
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:59 pm | |
| - daeonica wrote:
- "I was used to the way he dressed, but I could see why Janie was shocked."
"I'd become familiar with the way he dressed, but I could see why Janie was shocked." sorry Dae - i meant maybe Prone could give us an example of the sentence she needs help with - you examples are excellent though | |
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daeonica Editor of the Board
Number of posts : 369 Age : 33 Location : Scotland Job/hobbies : on my gap year! Registration date : 2009-02-07
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:01 pm | |
| - emilycross wrote:
sorry Dae - i meant maybe Prone could give us an example of the sentence she needs help with - you examples are excellent though Lol, I wondered! But thought I would clarify anyway. | |
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pronetoidiocy Outlining the plot
Number of posts : 45 Age : 33 Location : California Registration date : 2009-02-06
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:15 pm | |
| Yeah, Dae, that was what I meant.
"She was used to not having anyone around." | |
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ReNu Lois Lane has nothing on ReNu
Number of posts : 382 Location : Between the pages of a good book Job/hobbies : Working journalist, aspiring novelist, history buff, collector of vintage fountain pens and war medals. Registration date : 2009-02-08
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:55 pm | |
| said = belched.
She looked into his eyes and belched, "I love you."
Sorry, no offence meant. Just got into one of my more stupid moods. | |
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emilycross The Boss of the Board
Number of posts : 1170 Age : 37 Registration date : 2009-02-05
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:43 am | |
| - ReNu wrote:
- said = belched.
She looked into his eyes and belched, "I love you."
Sorry, no offence meant. Just got into one of my more stupid moods. Aw you made me laugh - no offense taken - its just a list (certainly one i didn't make). | |
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Novel-Goddess Editor of the Board
Number of posts : 505 Age : 30 Location : Everywhere. Job/hobbies : I write stuff. Humor : My entire life is one of those "you had to be there" jokes. Registration date : 2009-02-07
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Sun May 24, 2009 9:42 pm | |
| Vocabulary is actually kind of a fascination for me. Connotation and denotation fascinate me, and the way different words that mean the same thing can have completely different implied meanings. Like, from the "said" example, gasped and cheered.
I like playing around with established works, substituting different synonyms or antonyms to get completely different meanings. Anybody else do that? | |
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daeonica Editor of the Board
Number of posts : 369 Age : 33 Location : Scotland Job/hobbies : on my gap year! Registration date : 2009-02-07
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Tue May 26, 2009 11:09 am | |
| Not so much in my writing, but I love languages. I do french at the moment, and I'd love to take up latin at uni - I love seeing words in different languages that come from the same thing, and making connections between them. | |
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*Moonlight_Mania* Still typing first draft
Number of posts : 203 Age : 30 Location : Skyway Avenue Job/hobbies : Occupation: Student. Hobbies: Writing (duh), playing around with Photoshop, and singing. Humor : Laughing at my spastic self Registration date : 2009-04-15
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary: i'm lost for words! Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:28 pm | |
| *giggles at Renu's sentence* I would assume that you have to know what the word means to use it. But yes, it gets so irritating when all you see is "said, said" after every line in a story! Ugh! Thanks so much, Emily. I had a list as well, but it was nowhere near as large as yours. However, I separated mine into moods (in pain, in anger, etc.) instead of letter. :] | |
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