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Old 28-Jul-2005, 07:52
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Default Re: the odd 'in any case'

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Originally Posted by peteryoung
Any reply'd be appreciated.
"In any case" is, as Marylin said, a discourse marker (also known as a cue phrase, discourse particle and clue word).


It is, like "anyway", used to mark or signal a return from a digression.
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