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One reasonable usage in conversation is bringing focus back to a point made earlier in the conversation: "Sure, that shaggy dog story about the ninja on the bo
by smitty1e 4y ago
One reasonable usage in conversation is bringing focus back to a point made earlier in the conversation:
"Sure, that shaggy dog story about the ninja on the boat in Bermuda who logged into the web server and saved the company is a classic.
Back to the aforementioned point about automation, though..."
Also, as a retired squid, I am PQS-qualified to use words like aloft, athwart, abaft, and aforementioned in conversation at will with zero shame.
- dcminter 4y agoI'd say this is a classic example though - what is "aforementioned" doing here that "back to" doesn't already? If you digressed so far that "The point about automation..." doesn't ring any bells why do you think the a-word will do the trick? (I think "back to" is fine as it acknowledges the context switch)