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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The phrase "as an aside"

Hi

How common and natural is the phrase "as in aside" in spoken English?

As an aside, do you think he is going to help us?

Thanks,

Tom
  

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"). It doesn't strike me as very natural when prefixing one's own remark, as you seem to be doing here. Some other phrase would normally be used instead, such as "by the way".

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  • It doesn't strike me as very natural when prefixing one's own remark, as you seem to be doing here.
  • Some other phrase would normally be used instead, such as "by the way".
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It's fine (if not hugely common) when describing someone else's remark ("As an aside, he told me that..."). It doesn't strike me as very natural when prefixing one's own remark, as you seem to be doing here. Some other phrase would normally be used instead, such as "by the way".
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Hi Tom,

Please consider the following sentence too.,

You want to keep talking about the first thing after you say something else briefly, when you say "as an aside". Example: "As an aside, do you love Victoria?"

Saying as an aside is sometimes used as a polite way to change the topic and ta
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You could say "on an unrelated note" if you preferred, but "as an aside" sounds fine to me so show that you are briefly changing the topic.
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Hello,

"I am the Galileo" It carries every thing.

Thanks........
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