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Dec 2022
9m 40s

40 words to use instead of "said"

SHAYNA OLIVEIRA
About this episode

Do you ever notice that we use the word "said" a lot?

He said this, she said that, then I said something else. Now there's nothing wrong with the word "said," it's perfectly fine – but the English language has TONS of other options.

Today we're going to learn 40 words you can use instead of "said" – and as you will see, each one adds some extra meaning.

If you want to expand your vocabulary even further beyond basic words, then you'll love my Advanced Vocabulary and Collocations Course!

The lessons inside teach you more than 1,000 high-level words to help take your English vocabulary from "simple" to "sophisticated."

One student described it as "like a gold mine for my vocabulary." 

Check it out and join so you can sound more well-educated and fluent in English!

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