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Debpriya De Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Truth be told
" Truth be told , I fell asleep in the middle of her talk. "
Does this sentence have the same meaning as "To tell the truth, I fell asleep in the middle of her talk."
What is the phrase "Truth be told " known as in grammatical terms ?
Does this sentence have the same meaning as "To tell the truth, I fell asleep in the middle of her talk."
What is the phrase "Truth be told " known as in grammatical terms ?
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Yes. The phrase is a shortened version of the clause 'If the truth be told', and should be parsed as such or just as an intejection.
- Yes.
- The phrase is a shortened version of the clause 'If the truth be told', and should be parsed as such or just as an intejection.
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Yes. The phrase is a shortened version of the clause 'If the truth be told', and should be parsed as such or just as an intejection.
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