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- adverb conjunctive
In other words ;that is to say . Used to introduce aclarification or explanation
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the_grene_kni3t commented on the word that is
A phrase of hesitation, also useful for getting back on track with the difficult sentence.
"I, well, that is, um--"
"I didn't break it, er, that is, I didn't exactly break it."
December 29, 2006