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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
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Incidentally...

Pete mentions several times he was
going to taka Erica Fox to the spring formal. And finali says:
I gotta go reserve my limo for the formal. To which, incidentally,(by accident or by the way?)
I'm taking Erica Fox!
  

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" The phrase is used ironically - the speaker is pretending to be mentioninghis date's name only in passing, but actually it is the most important news he has to share, and obviously the biggest thing on his mind.

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  • " The phrase is used ironically - the speaker is pretending to be mentioninghis date's name only in passing, but actually it is the most important news he has to share, and obviously the biggest thing on his mind.
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"By the way." The phrase is used ironically - the speaker is pretending to be mentioninghis date's name only in passing, but actually it is the most important news he has to share, and obviously the biggest thing on his mind.
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