Timeline for Paraphrasing to confirm that I understand
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| Aug 4, 2014 at 14:56 | history | edited | moon prism power | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Changing "echoing" and "repeating" to "paraphrasing" since that is what I'm asking here.
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| Aug 4, 2014 at 14:52 | vote | accept | moon prism power | ||
| Aug 4, 2014 at 12:31 | answer | added | Dan Bron | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 4, 2014 at 12:23 | answer | added | oerkelens | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 4, 2014 at 11:37 | answer | added | Volker Siegel | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 3, 2014 at 14:27 | comment | added | moon prism power | @JohnLawler If we can shorten it to If I understand correctly: ... it's both precise and reasonably concise. I'm happy with that as the answer. | |
| Aug 3, 2014 at 13:54 | comment | added | John Lawler | Another one to start with is That is to say,.... Or just Let me see if I understand correctly: ... | |
| Aug 3, 2014 at 11:45 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Aug 3, 2014 at 10:06 | comment | added | Barmar | Sometimes just prefixing the repetition with OK is enough to get the point across. In many cases the intent is obvious just from context. For instance, when someone gives you driving directions, it's common to repeat it back to make sure you got it all. | |
| Aug 3, 2014 at 6:56 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEnglish/status/495825495041531904 | ||
| Aug 3, 2014 at 6:22 | comment | added | keshlam | One alternative to "In other words," could be "Do you mean,"... And yes, the inflection distinguishes a request for confirmation from a correction. I can't think of a way to do repeat back without having to use inflection to convey that difference. | |
| Aug 3, 2014 at 5:46 | review | First posts | |||
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| Aug 3, 2014 at 5:42 | history | asked | moon prism power | CC BY-SA 3.0 |