[Vocabulary] I mean-other phrases?

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nelson13

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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.
 

Tdol

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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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Good suggestions. Thank you.
 
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