If you have ever wanted to hear a word repeated so many times that it loses all meaning to you (semantic satiation, it’s a real thing), then please enjoy this stream of a man who has committed himself to saying the word “Mario” over half a million time…
“Interesting finding!” Harrry enthused.
Harry Potter fanfic marks dialogue with “said” less often than Harry Potter books do. A bit of quantitative analysis of Harry Potter fanfiction, by Suzanne R Black. Another post with more analysis.