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said-bookism
Noun
rare
uncountable
Japanese Meaning
小説などのフィクションにおいて、登場人物の発言を表す際に、一般的な「言った」を避けるために使用される（珍しい）代替の動詞的表現。 / 作家が対話描写の際に、直接『said』と書くことを避けるために選ぶ、対話を示す語句としての独特な表現。
（ plural ）
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(authorship, rare) A verb (such as explained
, shouted
, or uttered
) used to indicate dialogue when writing fiction, chosen so as to avoid using the word said
.
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said-bookism
The editor warned the novelist that overusing said-bookism made the dialogue feel precious rather than natural.
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The editor warned the novelist that overusing said-bookism made the dialogue feel precious rather than natural.
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