Buzzword Adjectives & Filler · Intern level

"To be honest"

"To be honest" is a filler phrase used before a statement to signal candor, though it implies the speaker is not always forthcoming.

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How "To be honest" shows up at work

Interns deploy this constantly, often before something they were going to say anyway. The implicit question it raises (as opposed to all those other times?) goes unasked.

Buzzword

To be honest, I think the deadline is too aggressive for the scope.

Plain English

Honestly, the deadline is too aggressive for the scope.

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