“Be that as it may”. Many have heard that phrase before, I’m sure. These 5 words are really the equivalent of that 1 word which I dislike but unfortunately a word which, kids my daughter’s age like to use. “Whatever”, uttered with a shrug of the shoulders but more annoyingly, with a rolling of the eyes (bottom-up). An older generation would probably say, “who cares”. To be fair, BTAIM goes further than WE or WC. BTAIM says yes but or, yes however. WE is really just WC. There are other more rude versions, but we wont go there. BTAIM is a way of saying, “I know that but even so” or “I know that but let’s leave that aside for the moment”. It may mean Augustine Pauline irrelevant, but it need not. I can say “I know Fact A but BTAIM…” without saying Fact A is irrelevant, although it often means I am saying it is. Have you used that phrase today? You must be a lawyer or a politician.
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Augustine Paul-ine?I can think of one better: Counsel, you can present whatever evidence, however, SoWhat? My mind’s already MADE-up…God help us in Msian courts with the August-tines, rhyme well with guillotines …; you’re luckier DownUnder, you have kangaroos’.
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