"That said" <---WTH ?

[PliotronX]

Lately I've seen a LOT of people use this little saying to start off sentences. It's like .. why even bother wasting time to say &quot;that said&quot;?

 

[BigToque]

It could possibly just be a way to link two paragraphs or ideas together that may seem completely unrelated if you read them at different times or in a different order.

Or it could just be something stupid. It could be exactly the same as people who have an obsession with using the word 'like'

That said, I think its time to leave.

 

[Soybomb]

I'd rate that person as a poor writer if they use &quot;that said&quot; in printed form.

 

[Mday]

that said, i would have to sorta agree with some of what red said.

 

[BoberFett]

If you consider what's said in these forums to be an essay rather than a conversation, you should take things a bit less seriously.

That said I really don't care what you rate my writing style.

 

[sandorski]

Boy, I'm glad I always use &quot;With that being said&quot;.

That said, what's da matta with &quot;that said&quot;?

 

[kru]

i was wondering about the grammar behind that...(and yes, it's 4am and i'm braindead so bite me if this is too anal for ya to handle )

shouldn't it be more along the lines of &quot;having said that&quot; or something?

and what's with the trend of people saying &quot;i could care less&quot; when it's actually &quot;i couldn't care less?&quot;

i couldn't care less --> there is no way i could give any less of a rat's ass about your problem
i could care less --> well i suppose i could care a little less...


???!?

 

[Underclocked]

That said, proactive and having said that, know what I'm sayin'?

 

[hopster]

The abortion thread must have him all fired up... lots of &quot;that said&quot; there... I used it myself


Enough said.

 

[BoberFett]

kru

How exactly would you go about &quot;giving a rat's ass&quot; anyway? I use that phrase too, so i'm curious as to exactly what it means.

 

[Isla]

That said, PliotronX,

I'd like to know how much money you earn annually with your brilliant writing skills. What are you, an English Major?

It's called a conversational tone (that some people use, depending on their education and location), and is no worse than starting out sentences with


&quot;It's like....&quot;


Personally, I find that colloquialism makes for more interesting reading.

edit: I end a lot of statements with &quot;no?&quot; because I am of Latin descent. &quot;You're being a little harsh on the posters here, no?&quot;

 

[Killbat]

I agree with Isla. Would you prefer &quot;caveman&quot;, PliotronX?

I'm also wondering how PliotronX managed to fit Windows 2000 Pro on a 10 megabyte drive. The installation program alone takes up 8 megs.

 

[PliotronX]

Hey hey, don't attack me, I was just trying to understand what it meant. And yes, Win2k runs faster on my 386 than your Ghz machines

 

[Isla]

OK, you're forgiven.

 

[PliotronX]

hehe.. yeah sorry about how I came off. I was just trying to understand the logistics of it, and it seems to me now, that it's a sort of &quot;transition&quot; into a new paragraph. See, before April, I had never read or heard those two words used in that manner. And now it's everywhere, magazines, web sites (especially forums ), so I wanted to know what it was all about, but unfortuneatly I delivered my question completely wrong I hope you guys don't condemn me for it... I don't like being on bad ends with anyone.

edit: dang fingerdemons!