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  1. 14-Oct-2012, 05:12 #1
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    Default I mean-other phrases?

    Usually I MEAN is a filler phrase, and sometimes it is used to clarify some points that a speaker has just made.

    Are there any other expressions that I can use? I think I MEAN is too cliched.

    I thought of using I AM TALKING ABOUT, but it is too long a phrase.
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  2. 14-Oct-2012, 12:55 #2
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    Default Re: I mean-other phrases?

    How about these to start:

    What I want to say is...
    By this I mean... (this stops it from being an empty phrase)
    In other words...
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  3. 14-Oct-2012, 14:17 #3
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    Default Re: I mean-other phrases?

    Good suggestions. Thank you.
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