meaning of "for the record"

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I got an email and the writer said :  ( for the record ) I haven´t yet  tasted any hotter sauce like that .why did the writer say for the record ? what does it imply?thanks

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

Look for your idioms here:

http://www.answers.com/topic/go-on-record

Drica · Answer

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Marcelinx · Answer

For the record means that what you say will be published by the writer or journalist. Off the record is the opposite of that.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

( for the record ) I haven´t yet tasted any hotter sauce like that .

In this context, this statement does not mean that a newspaper is going to publish what the speaker says about hot sauce.

'For the record' is sometimes used simply to mean 'Listen to what I am saying, it's my clear and definite opinion and I will not change my mind'. In other words, the speaker is just pretending, for fun, that an official record of his opinion is being kept.

eg Tom says to Mary: 'For the record, I will always love you'.

Best wishes, Clive

Anonymous · Answer

thanks clive that is the exact answer i was looking for Email Removed

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