"that said" versus "having said that"
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healer Are both "that said" and "having said that" grammatically correct? Yes. healer Do they mean the same?
- healer Are both "that said" and "having said that" grammatically correct?
- Yes.
- healer Do they mean the same?
- Not exactly.
- "having said that" is going to attach to the subject of the following clause so you know who said it: Having said that, the maid threw down the towel and stormed out of the room.
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healerAre both "that said" and "having said that" grammatically correct?
Yes.
healerDo they mean the same?
Not exactly. "having said that" is going to attach to the subject of the following clause so you know who said it:
Having said that, the maid threw down the towel and stormed out of the room. (Th
0Hi CJ,
I'm very confused about how to use 'having said that'.
According to what I found from online:
"When people say, “Having said that” it is a signal that they are going to say something which will contrast or disagree with what they said a moment ago. Take, for example, this quote from a man talking about his father’s death:
“He was 93 years old, so it was the natur
0Hi, CJ,
“He was 93 years old, so it was the natural way of things. That being said, it’s still a shock when it actually happens, when your parent dies.”
Can I use 'that being said' to mean 'that said' in the example above? Is there any difference between them?
According to dictionary, 'that being said' can mean in spite of what has been said.
Thank you very much
0Hi, CJ,
1. "I quit!" said the maid. Having said that, the maid walked out.
Can I use 'that said' in the example you gave above in stead to mean the same thing as 'having said that'? For example,
"I quit!" said the maid. That said, the maid walked out.
2.“He was 93 years old, so it was the natural way of things. Having said that,
I still find it shocking when i
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