A short spoken explanation of the English discourse marker "that said." The speaker (Hadar Shemesh) defines the phrase as a way to add a contrasting point or soften a prior negative remark, and provides example sentences illustrating its use.
That said, I really like that phrase. I don't know why, but I really like it. That said, that said. That said that said is something you say when you want to add a different point or twist to what you just said. You can also think of it as if you were to use the word however or still the hike was difficult. That said, the view from the top was absolutely worth it. What does that mean? Like the hike was difficult? Right. I'm saying something that has a negative connotation. That said, I'm softening it, or I have another perspective to what I had just said. The view from the top was worth it.
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