Monday, November 30, 2009

Paraphrasing Expressions

Paraphrasing means repeating things in a different way. You use the technique to:

* check that you have understood what someone means.
* emphasize a point, or make sure that your meaning is clear. This is useful when speaking to people whose first language is not English.


Introducing paraphrasing

o So you mean….
o What you mean is…
o What you’re saying is…
o So what you mean to say is…
o Let me get this clear…
o Let me get this straight,…

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