When Someone Begins a Sentence With “Let Me Be Clear,” Are They Asking for Permission? It’s Not Clear Posted by Oppo on 29 September 2023, 2:00 pm
Let me be perfectly clear. I am not a crook. – Nixon. Open for interpretation? 1 Reply to this comment
Well, he WOULD have been perfectly in the CLEAR … then he stepped in it …. stoopid cover-up! 1 Reply to this comment
“Let me be clear” is, in part, a confession that previous statements were anything but. The other part is a warning that what follows will also be anything but… 4 Reply to this comment
Let me be clear=You will do what I say or else.
Let me be perfectly clear. I am not a crook. – Nixon.
Open for interpretation?
Well, he WOULD have been perfectly in the CLEAR … then he stepped in it …. stoopid cover-up!
Depends, are they transparent, transclucent, or opaque?
“Let me be clear” is, in part, a confession that previous statements were anything but. The other part is a warning that what follows will also be anything but…
“Let me be clear”, is almost the same as “Listen the **** up”