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25 Sep 2021
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Do you use the phrase "so to say" on a daily basis or should I just use "so to speak"? (context down below)
Do you use the phrase "so to say" on a daily basis or should I just use "so to speak"? (context down below)
I came across "so to say" for the first time and I'm not sure if it's just a regional thing or if I can use it interchangeably with "so to speak".
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25 Sep 2021
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Always so to speak!
Por así decirlo would you say in Spanish?
-It’s a sort of mix between both things so to speak.
-The phrase to sleep in is like sleeping late, or later than you normally sleep until so to speak…
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Always so to speak!
Por así decirlo would you say in Spanish?
-It’s a sort of mix between both things so to speak.
-The phrase to sleep in is like sleeping late, or later than you normally sleep until so to speak…
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@jamesavery98 gotcha! thank you so much! (and yes, in Spanish you can say "por asi decirlo" or "por decirlo de algún modo", which is less used).
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