| "That is to say . . ." |
USA Today |
18 Mar 2026 |
| "To clarify . . ." |
USA Today |
16 Mar 2026 |
| Clarifying words |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Mar 2026 |
| "That is to say ... " |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jan 2026 |
| Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Dec 2025 |
| "Well..." |
TV |
07 Dec 2025 |
| "To clarify ..." |
Universal |
27 Nov 2025 |
| "Let me rephrase that ..." |
New York Times Mini |
20 Nov 2025 |
| Clarifying words |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2025 |
| "That is to say …" |
New York Times Mini |
05 Nov 2025 |
| "Wait, let me explain ..." |
The Washington Post Mini |
03 Nov 2025 |
| "To clarify ..." |
Premier Sunday |
02 Nov 2025 |
| "That is...": 2 wds. |
Commuter |
14 Oct 2025 |
| "That is to say . . ." |
USA Today |
20 Sep 2025 |
| "Let me clarify ..." |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Sep 2025 |
| "Let me explain . . ." |
USA Today |
07 Sep 2025 |
| "That is to say ..." |
LA Times Mini |
24 Aug 2025 |
| Precursor to a clarifying remark |
New York Times |
24 Aug 2025 |
| Clarification intro |
Newsday |
22 Aug 2025 |
| It might come before business |
Newsday |
28 Jun 2025 |
| To be clear, ignorant premier is far from generous |
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| Common conversational filler words |
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| "That is to say ..." |
Universal |
02 Jun 2025 |
| "Uhh, that is to say ..." |
New York Times Mini |
22 May 2025 |
| "In other words . . ." |
USA Today |
13 May 2025 |
| "That is ... " |
LA Times Daily |
01 May 2025 |
| "Let me clarify ..." |
Universal |
29 Apr 2025 |
| "Know what __?" |
LA Times Daily |
28 Apr 2025 |
| "Put it this way ..." |
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| "To clarify ..." |
Universal |
31 Mar 2025 |
| "My point is ..." |
Universal |
13 Mar 2025 |
| "Let me explain..." |
Newsday |
17 Feb 2025 |
| "Let me clarify ..." |
LA Times Mini |
06 Jan 2025 |
| Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Dec 2024 |
| "To explain..." |
Newsday |
24 Nov 2024 |
| "In other words ..." |
Universal |
07 Nov 2024 |
| "___ no disrespect ... " |
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| "Allow me to explain ..." |
LA Times Mini |
28 Oct 2024 |
| "Just sayin' ... " |
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| "Let me clarify ..." |
New York Times |
21 Oct 2024 |
| Words of clarification |
LA Times Daily |
18 Oct 2024 |
| Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Oct 2024 |
| "Let me explain ..." |
LA Times Mini |
04 Oct 2024 |
| Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Aug 2024 |
| "That is to say …" |
New York Times Mini |
30 Jul 2024 |
| Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Jul 2024 |
| "To put it another way..." (2 wds.) |
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| "See what __?": 2 wds. |
Commuter |
13 Jun 2024 |
| Clarifying phrase: 2 wds. |
Commuter |
03 Jun 2024 |
| "To be clear ... " |
LA Times Daily |
21 May 2024 |
| "To clarify ..." |
Universal |
15 May 2024 |
| "That is to say …" |
New York Times |
15 Apr 2024 |
| "That is to say ..." |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Mar 2024 |
| "Let me explain . . ." |
Newsday |
10 Mar 2024 |
| Words of clarification |
New York Times Mini |
03 Mar 2024 |
| Words of clarification |
New York Times |
03 Mar 2024 |
| "That is to say ..." |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Mar 2024 |
| "Just to clarify..." (2 wds.) |
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| "To clarify..." (2 wds.) |
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| Clarifying words |
Commuter |
29 Jan 2024 |
| Words after a verbal gaffe |
New York Times |
07 Jan 2024 |
| “Let me clarify...” |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Dec 2023 |
| Clarifying phrase |
USA Today |
21 Dec 2023 |
| “In other words...” |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Dec 2023 |
| "Just to clarify ... " |
LA Times Daily |
06 Dec 2023 |
| "To clarify . . ." |
USA Today |
30 Nov 2023 |
| "That is to say . . ." |
USA Today |
29 Nov 2023 |
| "Just to clarify ..." |
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| "That is to say ..." |
Universal |
20 Oct 2023 |
| Clarification introducer |
Newsday |
07 Oct 2023 |
| Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Oct 2023 |
| Clarifying words |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Oct 2023 |
| "Let me clarify ... " |
LA Times Daily |
19 Sep 2023 |
| 'That is . . .' |
USA Today |
03 Sep 2023 |
| "To clarify ..." |
Universal |
31 Aug 2023 |
| Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Aug 2023 |
| 'Uh ... well ...' |
New York Times |
14 Aug 2023 |
| "Know what __?" |
LA Times Daily |
07 Aug 2023 |
| Clarifying words |
New York Times |
01 Aug 2023 |
| Clarifying words |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jul 2023 |
| Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jul 2023 |
| "To clarify ..." |
Premier Sunday |
25 Jun 2023 |
| Words of clarification |
Universal |
17 May 2023 |
| 'When you put it that way . . .' |
USA Today |
10 May 2023 |
| "That is ... " |
LA Times Daily |
21 Apr 2023 |
| 'Honestly, though ?' |
New York Times |
11 Apr 2023 |
| Clarifying words |
Universal |
30 Mar 2023 |
| Clarification lead-in |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jan 2023 |
| "That is to say ..." |
Universal |
28 Nov 2022 |
| "Know what __?" |
LA Times Daily |
10 Oct 2022 |
| 'In other words . . .' |
USA Today |
06 Oct 2022 |
| "Let me rephrase that ..." |
Universal |
29 Sep 2022 |
| Clarifying words |
LA Times Daily |
19 Sep 2022 |
| "To clarify ..." |
Universal |
18 Sep 2022 |
| Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Aug 2022 |
| 'To clarify . . .' |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2022 |
| Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Jul 2022 |
| 'Put another way . . .' |
Newsday |
25 Jun 2022 |
| "My intent is ..." |
Universal |
24 Jun 2022 |
| "Let me put it this way ... " |
LA Times Daily |
15 May 2022 |
| 'Let me put it this way ... ' |
|
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| Clarification lead-in |
Wall Street Journal |
14 May 2022 |
| Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
13 May 2022 |
| “Let me rephrase” |
Wall Street Journal |
03 May 2022 |
| 'To rephrase . . .' |
USA Today |
02 May 2022 |
| Clarifying words |
Universal |
17 Apr 2022 |
| "Let me clarify ... " |
LA Times Daily |
03 Apr 2022 |
| 'Let me clarify ... ' |
|
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| "Let me clarify ..." |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2022 |
| 'To correct myself . . .' |
USA Today |
03 Mar 2022 |
| “Just to be clear...” |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jan 2022 |
| 'To clarify . . .' |
USA Today |
17 Jan 2022 |
| "That is ..." |
Premier Sunday |
28 Nov 2021 |
| "Said another way ..." |
Universal |
14 Nov 2021 |
| ''Putting it another way . . .'' |
Newsday |
10 Oct 2021 |
| "To clarify ..." |
Universal |
09 Oct 2021 |
| 'That is to say . . .' |
USA Today |
29 Sep 2021 |
| Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Sep 2021 |
| "That is to say ..." |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Sep 2021 |
| "Do you know what ___?" (understand): 2 wds. |
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| Clarifying phrase |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Aug 2021 |
| Corrective phrase |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2021 |
| Clarifying words |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jun 2021 |
| Explanation introduction |
Newsday |
07 May 2021 |
| Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
07 May 2021 |
| "To clarify ..." |
Universal |
07 May 2021 |
| "Let me explain ... " |
LA Times Daily |
04 May 2021 |
| 'Let me explain ... ' |
|
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| "Let me clarify ..." |
Universal |
03 May 2021 |
| "That is ... " |
LA Times Daily |
20 Apr 2021 |
| 'That is ... ' |
|
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| "To be clear ..." |
Universal |
23 Mar 2021 |
| "Just to clarify ... " |
Universal |
13 Mar 2021 |
| 'To clarify . . .' |
USA Today |
03 Mar 2021 |
| Start of a clarification |
Universal |
31 Jan 2021 |
| "That is to say ..." |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jan 2021 |
| Clarifying words |
LA Times Daily |
22 Dec 2020 |
| Clarifying words |
|
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| "Er ..." |
Universal |
27 Nov 2020 |
| "Do you know what ___?": 2 wds. |
|
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| Words before a clarification |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2020 |
| 'That is to say . . .' |
USA Today |
21 Aug 2020 |
| "That is to say..": 2 wds. |
|
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| ''Let me explain . . .'' |
Newsday |
10 Aug 2020 |
| 'Just to clarify ... ' |
|
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| "That is to say ..." |
Universal |
02 Aug 2020 |
| "Just to clarify ... " |
LA Times Daily |
02 Aug 2020 |
| 'Look ...' |
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| “That is to say...” |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jul 2020 |
| Lead-in to a clarification or correction |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jul 2020 |
| ''Let me clarify . . .'' |
Newsday |
29 Jun 2020 |
| 'Well, um ...' |
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| 'Er ... well ... um ...' |
New York Times |
19 May 2020 |
| Clarification intro |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Apr 2020 |
| 'Know what __?' |
|
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| Discourse correction |
Newsday |
22 Feb 2020 |
| Explanation intro |
Newsday |
04 Sep 2019 |
| Clarifying words |
Universal |
03 Aug 2019 |
| 'Um ... er ...' |
New York Times |
02 Aug 2019 |
| Words of clarification |
USA Today |
07 Jul 2019 |
| 'That is to say ...' |
New York Times |
30 Apr 2019 |
| 'Uh, that is to say ...' |
New York Times |
21 Apr 2019 |
| ''That is to say . . .'' |
Newsday |
14 Apr 2019 |
| Illumination opening |
Newsday |
13 Apr 2019 |
| ''In other words . . .'' |
Newsday |
08 Apr 2019 |
| 'Like ... um ...' |
New York Times |
19 Mar 2019 |
| 'To clarify ...' |
Premier Sunday |
17 Mar 2019 |
| Backpedaler's words |
USA Today |
03 Feb 2019 |
| Words of clarification |
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| "That is to say..." |
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| Backpedaler's words |
|
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| "That is to say . . ." |
|
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| Clarifying words |
|
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| "That is to say ..." |
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| "Er ..." |
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| "Um ... er ..." |
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| "Uh, that is to say ..." |
|
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| "That is to say ..." |
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| "Like ... um ..." |
|
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| 'In other words ...' |
|
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| Words after a verbal slip |
New York Times |
01 Dec 2018 |
| Clarification starter |
Newsday |
25 Oct 2018 |
| 'To put it differently ...' |
|
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| 'Let me rephrase that . . .' |
USA Today |
08 Oct 2018 |
| 'That is to say...' |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Sep 2018 |
| 'Let me clarify ...' |
New York Times |
06 Sep 2018 |
| Explanatory intro |
|
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| 'Just to clarify...' |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Jul 2018 |
| Clarifying phrase |
Thomas Joseph |
04 May 2018 |
| 'Let me clarify that . . .' |
USA Today |
16 Apr 2018 |
| "Do you know what ___?": 2 wds. |
|
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| Words of clarification |
Newsday |
28 Feb 2018 |
| 'Well ...' |
New York Times |
09 Feb 2018 |
| Words before business |
|
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| "To put it another way..." |
|
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| "Let me clarify ..." |
|
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| "Let me clarify that . . ." |
|
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| "Let me rephrase that . . ." |
|
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| "To clarify . . ." |
|
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| Words after a verbal slip |
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| "Well ..." |
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| "Let me put it another way..." |
|
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| "Just to clarify..." |
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| Clarifying words |
|
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| 'That is ...' |
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| 'That is to say ...' |
|
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| "In other words ... " |
LA Times Daily |
28 Aug 2017 |
| 'In other words ... ' |
|
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| What might follow a misstatement |
Newsday |
22 Jul 2017 |
| "In other words . . ." |
USA Today |
13 Jun 2017 |
| 'That is to say ... ' |
|
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| "That is to say ... " |
LA Times Daily |
03 May 2017 |
| "What I wanted to say", in other words: 2 wds. |
|
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| 'Wait, let me explain ...' |
New York Times |
03 Apr 2017 |
| ''No, let me explain. . .'' |
Newsday |
31 Mar 2017 |
| Clarification starter |
Premier Sunday |
26 Mar 2017 |
| ''That is . . .'' |
Newsday |
26 Mar 2017 |
| "In other words . . ." |
|
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| "That is to say ... " |
|
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| "In other words ... " |
|
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| "Wait, let me explain ..." |
|
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| 'That is to say ...' |
Premier Sunday |
18 Dec 2016 |
| 'In other words ...' |
|
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| "Know what __?" |
LA Times Daily |
31 Oct 2016 |
| 'Time for me to backpedal ...' |
|
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| 'Er ... um ...' |
|
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| Clarifying words |
USA Today |
12 Sep 2016 |
| "To put it another way . . ." |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Words of clarification |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Apr 2016 |
| Explanation starter |
Newsday |
25 Mar 2016 |
| "Which is to say ... " |
LA Times Daily |
10 Mar 2016 |
| 'That is to say ...' |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Feb 2016 |
| In time, a note to clarify |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Feb 2016 |
| 'Er ... um ...' |
New York Times |
07 Feb 2016 |
| 'Er ... uh ...' |
|
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| "Time for me to backpedal ..." |
|
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| Clarifying words |
|
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| "Er ... um ..." |
|
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| "To put it another way . . ." |
|
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| "Know what __?" |
|
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| Qualifying words |
LA Times Daily |
11 Dec 2015 |
| 'Um ... that is ...' |
New York Times |
07 Dec 2015 |
| "Let me explain ..." |
LA Times Daily |
28 Nov 2015 |
| Qualifying words |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Sep 2015 |
| "Know what ___?" |
USA Today |
22 Aug 2015 |
| "See what __?" |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jun 2015 |
| 'Er ... uh ...' |
|
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| "In other words ..." |
LA Times Daily |
26 May 2015 |
| Clarification preface |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2015 |
| "Let me explain ..." |
|
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| "See what __?" |
|
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| Qualifying words |
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| "That is ..." |
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| "Er ... uh ..." |
|
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| "That is to say . . ." |
|
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| Qualifying words |
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| Clarification preface |
|
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| "Um ... that is ..." |
|
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| Backpedaler's words |
|
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| "To put it more clearly ..." |
|
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| "Know what ___?" |
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| "In other words ..." |
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| "Um ..." |
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| "In other words . . ." |
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| "That is ..." |
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| "Um ... er ..." |
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| Word mincer's words |
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| Filler like "like" |
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| "In other words ..." |
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| "___ business!" |
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| Clarifier's words |
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| Back-pedaler's words |
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| Clarification kickoff |
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| "To put it another way ..." |
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| Words following a Freudian slip |
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| "See what ___, jelly bean?" |
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| Elucidating words |
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| That is to say |
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| Clarification introducer |
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| Words before a clarification |
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| Clarifying words |
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| Clarifier's intro |
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| "Let me try that again ..." |
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| 'To clarify ...' |
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| "To clarify,..." |
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| Explanatory lead-in |
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| Clarifying words |
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| "That is to say ..." |
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| "That is..." |
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| Clarification intro |
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| Gaffe follow-up |
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| "To clarify ..." |
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| "Well ... it's like this ..." |
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| "Let me try that again ..." |
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| "That is to say ..." |
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| Phrase of clarification |
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| Business opening? |
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| Business opening? |
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| Explanation introducer |
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| "To explain . . ." |
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| "Let me try that again ..." |
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| "That is to say ..." |
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| Explanation starter |
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| "Let me rephrase that . . ." |
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| "That is . . ." |
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| Clarification kickoff |
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| "See what ___?" |
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| "To rephrase . . ." |
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| "That is ..." |
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| Clarification lead-in |
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| "Um ... well ... it's like ..." |
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| "Er ... uh ..." |
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| "In other words ..." |
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| Clarification lead-in |
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| "Y'know" alternative |
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| "___, ya know?" |
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| Explanation starter |
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| "Er...um..." |
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| Stammerer's phrase |
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| "In other words ..." |
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| "Er ..." |
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| Explanatory intro |
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| Clarification lead-in |
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| Clarification phrase |
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| Clarification beginning |
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| Words of clarification |
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| Qualifying words |
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| Clarifying words |
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| "You know ... it's ... um ... like this ..." |
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| Preceder of what should have been said |
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| "___ you no harm" |
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| Clarifying words |
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| "To rephrase that ... " |
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| "That is to say" |
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| "In other words,..." |
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| "To put it another way …" |
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| Explainer's start |
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| Misspeaker's phrase |
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| Clarification lead-in |
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| "That is to say ..." |
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| Clarification starter |
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| "__ business!" |
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| Clarifying words |
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| Clarification lead-in |
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| "__ business!" |
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| Explanation starter |
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| Backpedaler's words |
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| "Er...um..." |
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| "That is to say …" |
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| Clarifying words |
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| Beginning of a clarification |
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| "You know what ___?" |
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| Words introducing a clarification |
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| Clarification phrase |
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| "Know what ___?" |
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| "Er ..." |
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| "That is..." |
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| "To put it more clearly ..." |
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| Start of a clarification |
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| Words following a Freudian slip |
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| Phrase before an explanation |
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| Clarification starter |
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| "Y'know what ___?" |
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| "To clarify . . ." |
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| "That is..." |
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| Conversation filler |
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| "That is ..." |
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| Start of a clarification |
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| "___ business!" |
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| Stammerer's words |
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| "Do You Know What ___?" (1971 hit) |
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| "What __ to say is . . . " |
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| "In other words..." |
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| "In other words..." |
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| "That is to say..." |
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| Words with "Know what" |
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| Clarification starter |
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| "In other words..." |
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| Freudian slip follower |
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| Backpedaler's words |
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| "What I should have said was ..." |
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| Conversational filler |
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| "___ you no harm" |
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| "Know what ___, Vern?" |
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| "Know what __?" |
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| "__ to say . . ." |
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| "In other words..." |
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| "That is to say..." |
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| Conversational filler |
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| "What I should have said was . . ." |
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| "___ it!": "Seriously!" |
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| "That is to say ..." |
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| To put it another way |
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| "Er...um..." |
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| "In other words..." |
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| "What __ to say is . . ." |
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| That is to say |
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| Clarifier's words |
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| "That is to say . . ." |
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| Clarification starter |
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| "Y'know what ___?" |
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| "That is..." |
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| Stammerer's phrase |
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| "You know what __" |
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| Words of explanation |
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| " . . . ___ what I say . . . ": Alice |
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| "___ what I say" |
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| "Let me try that again" |
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| Stumbler's words |
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