Sun 94 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

That said

In the following sentence, ' that said' can be used in spoken English? or is it expression for written English?

That said, it's an excellent opportunity for you two to be honest with each other; ...
  

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Hi, It's a stylish phrase that is suitable fo both writing and speech. It suggests the speaker is well-educated. A slightly longer form of it is 'Having said that'.

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Hi,

It's a stylish phrase that is suitable fo both writing and speech.

It suggests the speaker is well-educated.

A slightly longer form of it is 'Having said that'.

Clive