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Michelle Cha Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Is 'that is to say' the same as ' so to speak or as it were?

I've known that 'that is to say' is the same with 'in other words' in meaning. How about 'that is to day' and 'so as to'?
  

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Michelle Cha How about 'that is to s ay' and 'so as to'? "so as to" does not mean the same as "that is to say", but I'm not sure whether you actually meant to ask about "so as to". Your subject line refers to "so to speak" and "as it were", which are not mentioned in the body of the post.

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  • Michelle Cha How about 'that is to s ay' and 'so as to'?
  • "so as to" does not mean the same as "that is to say", but I'm not sure whether you actually meant to ask about "so as to".
  • Your subject line refers to "so to speak" and "as it were", which are not mentioned in the body of the post.
  • Please check which question you actually intended to ask.
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Michelle ChaHow about 'that is to say' and 'so as to'?
"so as to" does not mean the same as "that is to say", but I'm not sure whether you actually meant to ask about "so as to". Your subject line refers to "so to speak" and "as it were", which are not mentioned in the body of the post.

Please check which que
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Sorry for the confusion. I meat to say so to speak not so as to.
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"that is to say" signals an elaboration or clarification:

It is an equilateral triangle; that is to say, all its sides are of equal length.

"so to speak" signals that a word or phrase is used in a non-literal, non-standard or inexact way.

I am, so to speak, the captain of this family.

It can also be used to acknowledge a pun, double entendre
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