On the Subject of "Said"...

[FedoraChar]

I also think this article could help with people finding alternate words for said.

*Casually puts in Writer's Resource*

Actually, that very article you posted has a very good point in it about using said:

Be careful not to treat the word said as a word to be avoided. Well written dialogue should never rely on tags such as the ones below, but should convey its own attitude. When using words instead of said, be sure you utilize them properly.

I agree with a lot of what you guys have said (lol said)--it's all about moderation and variation. Maybe what the article I read was getting at was not to use overcomplicated terms, like using "conjectured" over "wondered". Keep things relatively simple.