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Old 09-06-2015, 12:21   #22
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Re: Irritating overuse/misuse of particular words.

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'To be honest', a phrase we all use when we know we are about to bend the truth in our favour.
I think even worse than 'To be honest' must be, 'To be perfectly honest' this seems to mean What I am about to say is a most obvious lie, I should be ashamed of myself trying to fool you with it!
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