Hey friends I’m Rachna and I’m back. Well, I’m a little tired today. Having said that,
I’m happy to do a lesson with you. Well, that is what we are going to learn today,
using ‘Having said that’.
Having said that-what kind of a phrase it is? It’s very
simple, it’s a transitional phrase, okay, and we use this transitional phrase when you
want to or when you’re going to say something that will contrast or disagree to what you
just said a moment ago, okay. So if I make a statement and I’m going to kind of contrast
it with a different idea, I’m going to use this as a transitional phrase, okay. Now,
a lot of people also use ‘that said’, okay. This is also the correct way to use
or another way to use ‘having said that’, okay. Now, if I say the staff has worked fairly
well, so yes, it’s a compliment, it’s something good, okay. I appreciate the work
they’ve done. The staff has worked fairly well, having said that, well remember you
put a comma here. Having said that, I still think there’s scope for improvement. So
somewhere it’s a kind of disagreement to what I just said or it’s a contrast. First
I say they work fairly well or they’ve done a good job, but somewhere I feel they can
improve. So there’s scope for improvement. That means it’s somewhere not up to the
mark, the performance has not been up to the mark. Fairly well, yes, but there’s scope
for improvement. So here I made a statement, I’m putting a transitional phrase ‘having
said that’ and I’m contrasting what I just said by saying there’s scope for improvement.
Now, instead of ‘having said that’, I can also use ‘that said’ comma, I still
think there’s scope for improvement, okay. So remember, it’s like ‘despite what I
just said’, okay. So remember it’s a transitional phrase. And you use it when you’re going
when you say something that will contrast or disagree with what you have just said a
minute ago or a moment ago, okay. Now, if I say my friend, I talk about my friend John,
he forgets most things, that means, he’s forgetful, okay. He has a tendency of forgetting
everything, probably his work, his timings, birthdays, anniversaries okay. Then I contradict
it by saying, having said that comma, that means, I am just going to contradict what
I just said right now. He always remembers my birthday. So, let’s understand the two
different ideas. One, he forgets, okay. He’s forgetful. Secondly, he remembers my birthday.
So, somewhere I’m contrasting the fact that this forgetful person remembers my birthday,
and to do that, I use a transitional phrase, that’s ‘having said that’ or I can say,
‘that said’, okay. So, remember it’s a transitional phrase you use when you’re
going to say something, this is the thing I’m going to say that contradicts what I
just said before., okay. It’s a little disagreement, a little contrast to what statement I just
made, okay. And to introduce that contradiction, I’m using a transitional phrase, either
you use ‘that said’ or ‘having said that’ and do remember to put a comma. This
café is expensive. Now, that’s not a very nice thing. We all like to eat good food at
reasonable prices. So, this café is expensive, I’m going to introduce or I’m going to
say something that is going to contradict this idea. So, I use a transitional phrase,
‘having said that’ the food here is awesome. Oh, that’s a w e s o m e. The food here
is awesome, okay. So, here I introduce this idea, the food here is awesome. That’s a
little contrast to what I just said, this café is expensive. And to do that, I used
the transitional phrase ‘having said that’ or I can say, ‘that said’ okay. So remember,
you use ‘having said that’ or ‘that said’ when you’re going to say something
that is a little contrast or a little disagreement to what you just said before, okay. And don’t
forget to put that comma here. Okay, friends. Well a lot of people tell me English is really
very difficult, we don’t understand grammar and we make silly errors. Well, I’ll tell
you something, English is a very simple language, okay. Having said that, you need to practice
a lot, okay. This brings me to the end of this lesson. I hope you enjoyed watching it.
I’ll be back soon with a new lesson, till then take care and buy.