Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you were saying

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.32 in modern English

Syllables
you w-ere say-ing
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Prompts the interlocutor to resume what they had been saying prior to an interruption.

phrase

Draws attention to something that has just happened that conflicts or contradicts a statement that the interlocutor had just made.

Humorous

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

as I was saying

Frequently Paired Words

as I was saying

Questions

What does you were saying mean?
Prompts the interlocutor to resume what they had been saying prior to an interruption.

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