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Maple Posted 20 years ago
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by the by

By the by, I happen to be female--but I'm a forceful, articulate female.

Would you please paraphrase the above sentence?
  

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Maple By the by, I happen to be female--but I'm a forceful, articulate female. Would you please paraphrase the above sentence? = 'for your information', 'in case you hadn't noticed', etc.

— Philip

  • Maple By the by, I happen to be female--but I'm a forceful, articulate female.
  • Would you please paraphrase the above sentence?
  • = 'for your information', 'in case you hadn't noticed', etc.
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MapleBy the by, I happen to be female--but I'm a forceful, articulate female.

Would you please paraphrase the above sentence?

= 'for your information', 'in case you hadn't noticed', etc.
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And why did she use "but" there?Emotion: rolleyes

Thank you very much!
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Apparently, she thinks (or she thinks that the person she is speaking to thinks) that females are not generally articulate and forceful.
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I get it nowEmotion: smile

Thank you Barbara!
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said another way:
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- by the bye or by the by adverb : INCIDENTALLY<by the by have you seen my father -- Anthony Trollope>


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Thank you for this useful information!
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