Clarifying
Clarifying your own ideas In other words, What I mean is . . . What I'm trying to say is . . . What I wanted to say was . . . To clarify, Asking for Clarification What do you mean (by that)? What are you trying to say? What was that again? Could you clarify that? Clarifying another's ideas You mean . . . What you mean is . . . What you're saying is . . . (I think) what she means is . . . What he's trying to say is . . . If I understand you, (you're saying that . . . ) If I'm hearing you correctly, So, you think (that) . . . So, your idea is . .