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Old 11-14-2014, 01:32 PM
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My hearing is getting worse. If I can make out the sentence at all, it's good enough for me.

The phrase that I have heard all too often over the last few years is "having said that".

For example in the old days we would say: I use to be a good putter but now I'm better at chipping.
Today it may sound like this: I use to be a good putter but having said that now I'm better at chipping.

Does the new way sound smarter? Not to me, having said that................