"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 |
03 Mar 2024 |
Words of clarification |
New York Times Mini |
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 |
Clarifying phrase |
USA Today |
21 Dec 2023 |
“Let me clarify...” |
Wall Street Journal |
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 |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Oct 2023 |
Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
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 ... ' |
The Washington Post |
15 May 2022 |
"Let me put it this way ... " |
LA Times Daily |
15 May 2022 |
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 ... ' |
The Washington Post |
03 Apr 2022 |
"Let me clarify ... " |
LA Times Daily |
03 Apr 2022 |
"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 |
"To clarify ..." |
Universal |
07 May 2021 |
Explanation introduction |
Newsday |
07 May 2021 |
Clarifying words |
Thomas Joseph |
07 May 2021 |
'Let me explain ... ' |
The Washington Post |
04 May 2021 |
"Let me explain ... " |
LA Times Daily |
04 May 2021 |
"Let me clarify ..." |
Universal |
03 May 2021 |
"That is ... " |
LA Times Daily |
20 Apr 2021 |
'That is ... ' |
The Washington Post |
20 Apr 2021 |
"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 |
The Washington Post |
22 Dec 2020 |
Clarifying words |
LA Times Daily |
22 Dec 2020 |
"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 ... ' |
The Washington Post |
02 Aug 2020 |
"That is to say ..." |
Universal |
02 Aug 2020 |
"Just to clarify ... " |
LA Times Daily |
02 Aug 2020 |
'Look ...' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
26 Jul 2020 |
“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 ...' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
07 Jun 2020 |
'Er ... well ... um ...' |
New York Times |
19 May 2020 |
Clarification intro |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Apr 2020 |
'Know what __?' |
The Washington Post |
25 Feb 2020 |
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 |
"That is to say ..." |
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"Like ... um ..." |
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"That is to say ..." |
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"Uh, that is to say ..." |
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"Um ... er ..." |
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"Er ..." |
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Clarifying words |
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"That is to say . . ." |
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Backpedaler's words |
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Words of clarification |
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"That is to say..." |
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'In other words ...' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
02 Dec 2018 |
Words after a verbal slip |
New York Times |
01 Dec 2018 |
Clarification starter |
Newsday |
25 Oct 2018 |
'To put it differently ...' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
14 Oct 2018 |
'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 |
The New Yorker |
20 Aug 2018 |
'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 |
Canadiana |
29 Jan 2018 |
Clarifying words |
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"Let me put it another way..." |
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"To put it another way..." |
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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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"Just to clarify..." |
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Words after a verbal slip |
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"Let me clarify ..." |
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"Well ..." |
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'That is ...' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 Dec 2017 |
'That is to say ...' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
17 Sep 2017 |
"In other words ... " |
LA Times Daily |
28 Aug 2017 |
'In other words ... ' |
The Washington Post |
28 Aug 2017 |
What might follow a misstatement |
Newsday |
22 Jul 2017 |
"In other words . . ." |
USA Today |
13 Jun 2017 |
'That is to say ... ' |
The Washington Post |
03 May 2017 |
"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 |
''That is . . .'' |
Newsday |
26 Mar 2017 |
Clarification starter |
Premier Sunday |
26 Mar 2017 |
"In other words . . ." |
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"In other words ... " |
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"Wait, let me explain ..." |
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"That is to say ... " |
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'That is to say ...' |
Premier Sunday |
18 Dec 2016 |
'In other words ...' |
The Washington Post |
15 Nov 2016 |
"Know what __?" |
LA Times Daily |
31 Oct 2016 |
'Time for me to backpedal ...' |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
30 Sep 2016 |
'Er ... um ...' |
The Washington Post |
15 Sep 2016 |
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 ...' |
The Washington Post |
12 Jan 2016 |
"Know what __?" |
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"To put it another way . . ." |
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Clarifying words |
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"Er ... um ..." |
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"Time for me to backpedal ..." |
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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 ...' |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
29 May 2015 |
"In other words ..." |
LA Times Daily |
26 May 2015 |
Clarification preface |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2015 |
Clarification preface |
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"To put it more clearly ..." |
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"Know what ___?" |
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"That is ..." |
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"Um ... that is ..." |
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"In other words ..." |
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"Let me explain ..." |
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"See what __?" |
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Qualifying words |
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Backpedaler's words |
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"Er ... uh ..." |
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"That is to say . . ." |
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Qualifying words |
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"That is ..." |
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"In other words . . ." |
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Word mincer's words |
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"Um ..." |
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"Um ... er ..." |
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"In other words ..." |
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"To put it another way ..." |
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Back-pedaler's words |
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Clarifier's words |
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Elucidating words |
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Clarification kickoff |
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"___ business!" |
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"See what ___, jelly bean?" |
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That is to say |
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Clarification introducer |
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Filler like "like" |
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Words following a Freudian slip |
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"Let me try that again ..." |
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Clarification intro |
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"That is..." |
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Explanatory lead-in |
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"To clarify ..." |
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Gaffe follow-up |
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"To clarify,..." |
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"Let me try that again ..." |
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"That is to say ..." |
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'To clarify ...' |
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Words before a clarification |
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Clarifying words |
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"Well ... it's like this ..." |
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Clarifier's intro |
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Clarifying words |
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"That is to say ..." |
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Business opening? |
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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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Business opening? |
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Phrase of clarification |
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Explanation introducer |
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"To explain . . ." |
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"That is ..." |
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"To rephrase . . ." |
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"That is . . ." |
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"Let me rephrase that . . ." |
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"See what ___?" |
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"Um ... well ... it's like ..." |
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Clarification kickoff |
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Clarification lead-in |
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"Er ... uh ..." |
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Clarification lead-in |
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"Y'know" alternative |
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"___, ya know?" |
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"Er...um..." |
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Explanation starter |
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"In other words ..." |
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"Er ..." |
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"You know ... it's ... um ... like this ..." |
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Stammerer's phrase |
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Preceder of what should have been said |
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Clarifying words |
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Qualifying words |
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Clarification beginning |
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Words of clarification |
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Clarification phrase |
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"In other words ..." |
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Explanatory intro |
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Clarification lead-in |
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"In other words,..." |
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"To rephrase that ... " |
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Clarifying words |
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"___ you no harm" |
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"That is to say" |
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Clarifying words |
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Backpedaler's words |
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"Er...um..." |
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Explainer's start |
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Explanation starter |
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"To put it another way …" |
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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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Clarification lead-in |
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"That is to say …" |
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"__ business!" |
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"Know what ___?" |
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"You know what ___?" |
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Words introducing a clarification |
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Beginning of a clarification |
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Clarifying words |
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Clarification phrase |
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"Y'know what ___?" |
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Start of a clarification |
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"To clarify . . ." |
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"That is..." |
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Phrase before an explanation |
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Words following a Freudian slip |
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Clarification starter |
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"Er ..." |
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"That is ..." |
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"To put it more clearly ..." |
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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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"Do You Know What ___?" (1971 hit) |
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Stammerer's words |
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"In other words..." |
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Backpedaler's words |
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"That is to say..." |
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"What __ to say is . . . " |
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"What I should have said was ..." |
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"In other words..." |
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Freudian slip follower |
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"In other words..." |
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Words with "Know what" |
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Clarification starter |
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Conversational filler |
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"Know what __?" |
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"___ you no harm" |
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"Know what ___, Vern?" |
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"__ to say . . ." |
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"That is to say..." |
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"In other words..." |
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"That is to say ..." |
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To put it another way |
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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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Clarification starter |
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"In other words..." |
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"What __ to say is . . ." |
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Clarifier's words |
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That is to say |
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"That is to say . . ." |
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"Er...um..." |
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"Y'know what ___?" |
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Stammerer's phrase |
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"That is..." |
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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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