Scope: Clarifying
Asking for Clarification
- Could you clarify that?
- What do you mean (by that)?
- What are you trying to say?
- What was that again?
Clarifying your own ideas
- In other words, …
- What I mean is . . .
- What I'm trying to say is . . .
- What I wanted to say was . . .
- To clarify, …
Clarifying another's ideas
- You mean . . .
- What you mean is . . .
- What you're saying is . . .
- (I think) what she means is . . .
- What he's trying to say is . . .
- If I understand you, (you're saying that . . . )
- If I'm hearing you correctly, …
- So, you think (that) . . .
- So, your idea is …
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