# Sayings that \[we wish would\] go without saying **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 18, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330 "2003-07-18T05:16:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/1 "2003-07-18T05:16:59Z")
“I could be wrong but” “I am sorry if this has been done before, I did a search but couldn’t find it/couldn’t do a search because xxx is only 3 letters” “This is just my opinion but” ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/2 "2003-07-18T05:19:51Z")
“I saw on the Discovery Channel once…” ---
**Author:** ![skyzoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@skyzoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skyzoo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/3 "2003-07-18T06:24:44Z")
“Correct me if I’m wrong, but…(monologue begins)…” “See what _ **you** _ made me do…” “Now _ **you** _ made me lose _ **my** _ train of thought! Now, where was _ **I** _…” ---
**Author:** ![annaplurabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@annaplurabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annaplurabelle)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/4 "2003-07-18T06:55:29Z")
“Having said that…” Used after a very long post, and then followed by a self-rebuttal of everything that was written previously. Having said that, I can’t stop doing it. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Snake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Snake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snake)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/5 "2003-07-18T07:21:52Z")
anything anyone says while making quote marks in the air with their fingers .:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![godzillatemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/6 "2003-07-18T12:24:17Z")
“Needless to say…” [_then why do you need to say it?_] “Not to mention…” [_then why mention it?_] “To make a long story short…” [_too late!_] Barry ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/7 "2003-07-20T23:26:11Z")
“so to speak” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/8 "2003-07-20T23:39:31Z")
“as it were” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/9 "2003-07-20T23:42:09Z")
“In My Humble Opinion…” I just \*\*had \*\*to include that one. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/10 "2003-07-21T07:27:43Z")
“…if you want the truth…” No, lie to me. I like it. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/11 "2003-07-21T08:10:49Z")
That goes with out saying ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/12 "2003-07-21T14:55:29Z")
“You just want everything done your way” Translation: [You like to have things done in the manner that you consider desirable] ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/13 "2003-07-21T17:13:01Z")
You guys are too picky. These aren’t meant to be taken literally; they’re just convenient transition devices for when ideas don’t quite flow together in a nice way. ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/14 "2003-07-22T01:00:55Z")
“No offence, but…[_insert random personal attack_.” Saying no offence in front of something that’s personally offensive doesn’t magically make the statement any less offensive. ---
**Author:** ![TrippyDish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@TrippyDish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TrippyDish)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/15 "2003-07-22T01:16:47Z")
Not quite sure that this qualifies…but my mom once told me that if you tell something personal about yourself to anyone…and you feel the need to follow it up with- “But dont tell anyone…” You just told the wrong person. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/16 "2003-07-22T01:48:21Z")
What’s THAT supposed to mean? (When spoken by my SO, this means: I know exactly what you said but I want to fight about something.) ---
**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-we-wish-would-go-without-saying/189330/17 "2003-07-22T03:46:49Z")
me: whats that? asshole man: “you don’t know what that is?” This one ticks me off so much I want to strangle whoever says it to me. It’s so deroggatory and just plain mean.