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" It's not really used in any particular situation; but let's say, for example, that I say a bad metaphor... "I felt like a donkey pulling a three-ton cart, so to speak"
- " It's not really used in any particular situation; but let's say, for example, that I say a bad metaphor...
- "I felt like a donkey pulling a three-ton cart, so to speak"
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When do we use the phrase "so to speak?"
It's not really used in any particular situation; but let's say, for example, that I say a bad metaphor...
"I felt like a donkey pulling a three-ton cart, so to speak"
It's not really used in any particular situation; but let's say, for example, that I say a bad metaphor...
"I felt like a donkey pulling a three-ton cart, so to speak"
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Hi,
When so we use this phrase "so to speak"?
When we say this, we are acknowledging that the words we are speaking are unusual, and/or not exactly what we mean. They usually are positioned after the words in question. Examples:
You are an insufferable moron, so to speak.
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When so we use this phrase "so to speak"?
When we say this, we are acknowledging that the words we are speaking are unusual, and/or not exactly what we mean. They usually are positioned after the words in question. Examples:
You are an insufferable moron, so to speak.
Employee t
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Many thanks, folks. Still, I don't quite understand despite the examples but I'll be visiting this page again if there are more posts to come.
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from http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=76237&dict=CALD
used to explain that what you are saying is not to be understood exactly as stated:
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used to explain that what you are saying is not to be understood exactly as stated:
In that relationship it's very much Lorna who wea
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SavvysavzWhy don't you write the sentence where you spotted those words?I have heard it few times over the TV but I couldn't recall the exact sentence. But I really appreciate you guys with the examples and I'm making effort to understand it better. Thank you, people
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Hello! Can anyone could explain this for me?
Paul Simon a famous American singer/songwriter has been on the Uncle Floyd Show in 1982 i suppose. and in the end of an interview he told Uncle Floyd:
"Congratulations to You. Now that your show is all over the country or so to speak?"
It was a kind of joke made by Paul cause there were a few laughs after that.
Uncle Floyd
Paul Simon a famous American singer/songwriter has been on the Uncle Floyd Show in 1982 i suppose. and in the end of an interview he told Uncle Floyd:
"Congratulations to You. Now that your show is all over the country or so to speak?"
It was a kind of joke made by Paul cause there were a few laughs after that.
Uncle Floyd
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