The issue is nuance and emphasis. Each of these words brings something different to the game. :-)

Don’t go wild with your question tags if you give yourself permission to use “asked.” (Questioned. Inquired. Interrogated. Quizzed.) It can be the same slippery slope as using your thesaurus for “said” replacements, if you let it.

Words I Use Other Than “Said”

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Margery Bayne

Mario López-Goicoechea

Jan 25, 2023

The issue is nuance and emphasis. Each of these words brings something different to the game. :-)

Written by Mario López-Goicoechea

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London-based, Cuban writer. Author of “Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner” https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6886/9781528994293 https://acubaninlondon.medium.com/membership

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