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now that you mention it

phraseB2Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

Now that you mention it is said when somebody's remark reminds you of something. Now that you mention it, it did smell of gas.

It gives the other person credit for the thought, which is what makes it courteous. It usually introduces agreement that had not occurred to the speaker before.

Definitions of now that you mention it

  1. 1phrasenow that you mention itSaid when somebody's remark reminds you of something.B2

    “Now that you mention it, she did leave early.”

now that you mention it is a phrase.

Where it comes from

now you mention it Shortening of now that you mention it

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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