Have you noticed how many words can be used in a statement that are designed to add an air of wisdom or credibility?
"I mean, to be honest, with all due respect, at the end of the day the fact of the matter is….."
These sorts of useless phrases are nothing more than gas and ought to be solely used to inflate a fishnet.
To break down the above quoted statement preamble lets look at each phrase individually.
"I mean" - Did you NOT mean to say it? Did you just open your mouth and suddenly words just fell out accidently?
"to be honest" - My goodness this very statement absolutely guarantees that whatever follows is nothing but the truth. However, I can say "To be honest, my blue wall is actually red" but saying "to be honest" doesn't make it red.
"with all due respect" - How much respect, some, any, a lot? It's easy to say this but the meaning is as variable as those saying it.
"at the end of the day" - Until the end of the day, whatever follows the phrase may or may not be accurate.
"the fact of the matter is" - Similar to the "to be honest" phrase including this phrase in the following statement " blue wall is actually red" doesn't make it red.
So, one might listen to another's words rather than to your own thinking to see if what is said is actually accurate.
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