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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

you were saying en · X

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. Prompts the interlocutor to resume what they had been saying prior to an interruption.
  2. (humorous, sarcastic) Draws attention to something that has just happened that conflicts or contradicts a statement that the interlocutor had just made.
    • A: There isn't much crime around here any more. (A and B suddenly witness a crime take place.) B: ...You were saying?

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as I was saying