Talk:having said that
Add topicLatest comment: 3 years ago by Roger the Rodger in topic source of danglers
saying that is a variant --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:38, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
source of danglers
[edit]This phrase, which hedges a previous assertion, is a frequent source of danglers. The variant that said does not create the same problems: it’s an elliptical nominative absolute standing for that having been said --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:13, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
- You are quoting "Garner's Modern English Usage", apparently.Roger the Rodger (talk) 18:59, 15 July 2021 (UTC)