please, for the love of EVERYTHING GOOD, do not always use said. if you do said after every piece of dialogue, people will click out of it. there are plenty of ways to say things with emotion! below is a list of a bunch of emotions and synonyms for it.

NO EMOTION
remarked
retorted
replied
stated
spoke
added
commented

HAPPY
exclaimed
rejoiced
laughed
giggled
chimed
joked
gleamed
smiled
marveled
smirked
beamed
sang
lilted
chuckled

SAD
wailed
cried
wept
blubbered
sobbed
bawled
mourned
sniffled
mumbled
whined
agonized

FRUSTRATION
groaned
moaned
grumbled
rambled
sighed

ANGRY
shouted
screamed
yelled
raged
seethed
hissed
fumed
retorted
miffed
thundered
snapped
barked
roared
ranted
bellowed
sneered
demanded
ordered
growled
grumbled
argued
snarled

PAINFUL
barked
cried out
cried
screamed
groaned
shrieked
yelped
howled
wailed
choked out
gasped

FEAR
quaked
stammered
quivered
trembled
stuttered
gulped
gasped
croaked

LOUD
shouted
belted
yelled
called
exclaimed
boomed

UNDERSTANDING
accepted
emphasized
consoled
comforted
agreed
nodded
crooned
sympathized

BOSSY
ordered
insisted
bossed
demanded
preached
dictated
corrected
professed
commanded
proclaimed
instructed
lectured

QUIET
mumbled
murmured
whispered
muttered

SILENT
thought
wondered
pondered

QUESTIONED
asked
inquired
requested
begged
interjected
interrupted

ANSWERS
answered
responded
replied
acknowledged
explained
rejoined
retorted

you see, there are a lot of ways to express emotion without using said!!
SO DONT USE IT!!

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this took forever so here's a free gif