I am pretty critical of my writing. I notice that a fair number of my sentences start with a preposition and a dependent clause. I notice that I tend to write extraordinarily long sentences that often require commas (I am compensating for the absence of the semi-colon in non-academic prose, I wager).

But mostly, I find I use a lot of really boring verbs: So-and-so says. The company announces. The product launches. The CEO contends. Opponents argue.

So in a quest to vary my verbs (or more accurately, perhaps, in a quest to amuse myself), I've come up with a list of words that would be just a lot more fun to utilize. Question is: can I use them in my blogging?