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It seems that the same introductory verbs are often used over and over in Security Council resolutions, creating an air of plodding repetition and boredom that I believe may make people disinterested in the Security Council. As many real authors know, the best way to write is to show rather than tell. Showing creates excitement, adds character, and shows detail to your readers. As such, I have compiled some common Security Council verbs, and suggested more evocative alternatives.

ADMIRES	SALIVATES A BIT WHILE THINKING ABOUT
APPALLED BY	CLUTCHES PEARLS AT THE THOUGHT OF
APPLAUDS	MAKES PALMS RED WITH CLAPPING IN HONOR OF
ASTOUNDED	DROPS JAW TO GROUND NOISILY
AWARE THAT	GRUDGINGLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
BELIEVES	HAS A BONE-DEEP AND UNSHAKEABLE DEVOTION TO
CONCERNED BY	IS LOSING SLEEP OVER THE FACT THAT
CONFIDENT THAT	WILL EAT ITS HAT IF NOT
CONVINCED	IS ALARMINGLY FANATICAL ABOUT
DISGUSTED BY	GOES GREEN AT THE GILLS
FEARS	SHUDDERS AND HIDES BEHIND THE SOFA FROM
HOPES	WISHES LIKE A CHILD AT CHRISTMAS
IMPRESSED BY	BLUSHES PROFUSELY TO THINK OF
NOTING	WRITING BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO THAT
OBSERVES	STARES WITHOUT BLINKING FOR TWENTY MINUTES AT
PRAISES	FALLS AT THE FEET AND GAZES ADORINGLY
RECALLS	GATHERS THE YOUNG NATIONS ONTO ITS LAP AND TELLS THE STORY OF HOW
REMEMBERS	WEARS A GLASSY-EYED STARE WHILE RELIVING

Please feel free to use these or to suggest your own. For the good of the Security Council.

This is literally the greatest thing I've ever read, and I don't even so much as lurk in the WA subforums.

Nakari wrote:It seems that the same introductory verbs are often used over and over in Security Council resolutions, creating an air of plodding repetition and boredom that I believe may make people disinterested in the Security Council. As many real authors know, the best way to write is to show rather than tell. Showing creates excitement, adds character, and shows detail to your readers. As such, I have compiled some common Security Council verbs, and suggested more evocative alternatives.

ADMIRES	SALIVATES A BIT WHILE THINKING ABOUT
APPALLED BY	CLUTCHES PEARLS AT THE THOUGHT OF
APPLAUDS	MAKES PALMS RED WITH CLAPPING IN HONOR OF
ASTOUNDED	DROPS JAW TO GROUND NOISILY
AWARE THAT	GRUDGINGLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
BELIEVES	HAS A BONE-DEEP AND UNSHAKEABLE DEVOTION TO
CONCERNED BY	IS LOSING SLEEP OVER THE FACT THAT
CONFIDENT THAT	WILL EAT ITS HAT IF NOT
CONVINCED	IS ALARMINGLY FANATICAL ABOUT
DISGUSTED BY	GOES GREEN AT THE GILLS
FEARS	SHUDDERS AND HIDES BEHIND THE SOFA FROM
HOPES	WISHES LIKE A CHILD AT CHRISTMAS
IMPRESSED BY	BLUSHES PROFUSELY TO THINK OF
NOTING	WRITING BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO THAT
OBSERVES	STARES WITHOUT BLINKING FOR TWENTY MINUTES AT
PRAISES	FALLS AT THE FEET AND GAZES ADORINGLY
RECALLS	GATHERS THE YOUNG NATIONS ONTO ITS LAP AND TELLS THE STORY OF HOW
REMEMBERS	WEARS A GLASSY-EYED STARE WHILE RELIVING

Please feel free to use these or to suggest your own. For the good of the Security Council.

The people over at the WA need some new vocabulary, and by gum, you've found it!

This is a good

I'm glad you actually put this up.

Honestly, we don't deserve Nakari.

RECOGNIZING | ASSUMING BLINDLY AS A HONEST GUESS THAT

I mean, of course

Dismisses= goes the f*ck to sleep to

PREACH!!!!!! <3

Great idea!!!

Welp, the SC treats proposals seriously, so simple wordings have to be used. Good stuff anyway! Here are some suggestions (the bold parts represent new parts):

ACCEPTS	GRUDGINGLY NODS HEAD AT THE FACT THAT
ADMIRES	SALIVATES A BIT WHILE THINKING ABOUT FREEZES TO THE SPOT THINKING ABOUT
APPALLED BY	CLUTCHES PEARLS AT THE THOUGHT OF WIDENS EYES AND MOUTH BY THE FACT THAT
APPLAUDS	MAKES PALMS RED WITH CLAPPING IN HONOR OF BREAKS VOCAL CORDS TO CHEER ABOUT
ASSERTIVE THAT	BEING SURE WITHOUT A SINGLE MILLISECOND OF THINKING THAT
ASTOUNDED	DROPS JAW TO GROUND NOISILY LOSES TEETH ABOUT THE FACT THAT
AWARE THAT	GRUDGINGLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HAVE EXPLICIT KNOWLEDGE THAT
BELIEVES	HAS A BONE-DEEP AND UNSHAKEABLE DEVOTION TO YEARNING TO THINK THAT
CONCERNED BY	IS LOSING SLEEP OVER THE FACT THAT UNABLE TO FORGET THE THOUGHT OF
CONFIDENT THAT	WILL EAT ITS HAT IF NOT ASSERTIVELY SURE THAT
CONVINCED	IS ALARMINGLY FANATICAL ABOUT HAVE A DEFINITE AGREEMENT ON THE FACT THAT
DISAPPOINTED ABOUT	FACEPALMS WITH ANGST AT THE FACT THAT
DISGUSTED BY	GOES GREEN AT THE GILLS TURNED GREEN AT THE FACT THAT
DISMISSES	NONCHALANTLY COMFORTABLE THAT
FEARS	SHUDDERS AND HIDES BEHIND THE SOFA FROM CAN'T GET OVER THE FACT THAT
HEREBY	EXPRESSES THE FEELING OF VEHEMENCE AND
HOPES	WISHES LIKE A CHILD AT CHRISTMAS PRAYS IN THE NAME OF GOD THAT
IMPRESSED BY	BLUSHES PROFUSELY TO THINK OF HUMBLY JEALOUS OF
NOTING	WRITING BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO THAT FEELING AN URGENCY TO KNOW THAT
OBSERVES	STARES WITHOUT BLINKING FOR TWENTY MINUTES AT GIVES ABSOLUTELY ZERO APATHY TO
PRAISES	FALLS AT THE FEET AND GAZES ADORINGLY GIVES A DOUBLE THUMPS-UP FOR
RECALLS	GATHERS THE YOUNG NATIONS ONTO ITS LAP AND TELLS THE STORY OF HOW SWIMS BACK IN THE RIVER OF TIME TO FIND OUT THAT
RECOGNIZING	HONOURS WITH HUMILITY
REMEMBERS	WEARS A GLASSY-EYED STARE WHILE RELIVING STARES BLANKLY OVER THE THOUGHT OF
UNDERSTANDS	CALMLY ACCEPTS THAT
VIEWS	EYES BECOME HALF-CLOSED TO REALIZE THAT
WANTS	DESPERATELY IN NEED TO

Hereby shpuld become vehemently

This is great Nakari! <3

Thank you so much for this Nakari! If it’s alright with you, I’ll try and submit a few words later.

Lol not bad

ACKNOWLEDGING: "Understanding that not everyone is 100% bad or good, so here's a small list of very minor good/bad things they've done; let's get them out of the way before we get to the real juicy parts."

ANNOYED THAT: "Rolling our collective eyes at"

DISTRESSED THAT: "Just the thought of them doing the following is enough to make us all want to kick some cats"

COAUTHORED BY X: "Written by X who is too lazy to submit this themselves or is hiding behind a puppet"