Beware of the conversationalist who adds “in other words.” He is merely starting afresh. –Christopher Morley, 1890-1957, Where the Blue Begins, 1922, p. 85
Christopher Morley, Where the Blue Begins, 85.
Beware the conversationalist who says 'in other words'—they're simply beginning their thought again, wasting time with repetition.
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