Historical clue formulations

• Precursor to a clarifying remark — 2025-08-24
• "Let me clarify ..." — 2024-10-21
• "That is to say …" — 2024-04-15
• Words of clarification — 2024-03-03
• Words after a verbal gaffe — 2024-01-07
• "Uh … well …" — 2023-08-14
• Clarifying words — 2023-08-01
• "Honestly, though …" — 2023-04-11
• "Let me clarify ..." — 2022-03-21
• "Er ... umm ..." — 2022-01-09
• Corrective phrase — 2021-07-24
• "Er ... well ... um ..." — 2020-05-19
• "Um ... er ..." — 2019-08-02
• "That is to say ..." — 2019-04-30
• "Uh, that is to say ..." — 2019-04-21
• "Like ... um ..." — 2019-03-19
• Words after a verbal slip — 2018-12-01
• "Let me clarify ..." — 2018-09-06
• "Well ..." — 2018-02-09
• "Wait, let me explain ..." — 2017-04-03
• "Er ... um ..." — 2016-02-07
• "That is to say ..." — 2016-02-03
• "Um ... that is ..." — 2015-12-07
• "Um ..." — 2014-08-07
• Back-pedaler's words — 2013-10-04
• Explanatory lead-in — 2012-06-15
• "To clarify ..." — 2012-01-11
• "Er ... um ..." — 2011-08-23
• "Um ... er ..." — 2011-01-23
• "Er ... uh ..." — 2009-02-12
• Preceder of what should have been said — 2008-10-10
• "That is to say ..." — 2008-08-03
• Clarifying words — 2008-07-13
• "You know ... it's ... um ... like this ..." — 2008-01-09
• "Er ... um ..." — 2007-10-09
• Explanation starter — 2006-11-04
• "To put it another way …" — 2006-10-02
• "That is to say …" — 2006-02-14
• "That is to say …" — 2005-04-12
• "Er ..." — 2004-06-27
• "That is to say ..." — 2003-11-11
• Stammerer's words — 2003-08-15
• "That is to say ..." — 2003-06-24
• Start of a clarification — 2003-02-13
• Freudian slip follower — 2002-08-23
• "Er ... um ..." — 2002-08-09
• "That is to say..." — 2000-12-28
• Conversational filler — 2000-05-13
• Clarification starter — 1999-09-04
• "Er...um..." — 1999-05-30