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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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So to speak

how can I use so to speak. I know it can be used starting to the sentence. However I would like to learn that can I use it in the way below:

- the French and English legal terms in the Law of the United Kingdom, the United States of America and France have been so to speak hunted from scripts-
  

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Hi, how can I use so to speak. I know it can be used starting to the sentence. However I would like to learn that can I use it in the way below: - the French and English legal terms in the Law of the United Kingdom, the United States of America and France have been so to speak hunted from scripts- Broadly speaking, this expression is used to draw attention to the speaker's choice of words, usually because the associated words are for the speaker unusual or important in some way.

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  • Hi, how can I use so to speak.
  • I know it can be used starting to the sentence.
  • However I would like to learn that can I use it in the way below: - the French and English legal terms in the Law of the United Kingdom, the United States of America and France have been so to speak hunted from scripts- Broadly speaking, this expression is used to draw attention to the speaker's choice of words, usually because the associated words are for the speaker unusual or important in some way.
  • The phrase can come before or after the associated words.
  • eg You are, so to speak, perfectly wrong.
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Hi,

how can I use so to speak. I know it can be used starting to the sentence. However I would like to learn that can I use it in the way below:

- the French and English legal terms in the Law of the United Kingdom, the United States of America and France have been so to speak hunted from scripts-


Broadly speaking, this expression is used to draw attention to the
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