To change the direction of a conversation, but making a link with what has just been said. - A: I really like your shirt. Hasn't Harry got one just like it? B:Speaking of Harry, did he get the job he applied for?, To introduce something you have just thought of, or to change the subject completely. - So let's meet at five o'clock then. By the way / Incidentally, could you lend me some money until the weekend?, To introduce additional surprising or unexpected information. - A: Did you see the match last night? B: No, I didn't. Actually / In fact / As a matter of fact I don't really like football., To introduce the idea that what you said before is less important than what you are going to say. To return to the main topic after a digression. - We didn't go away at the weekend because I had too much work. In any case / Anyway the weather was awful, so we didn't miss anything., To introduce a positive point after some negative information./ To make what you have just said less definite. - Yes, it was a bad accident. At least nobody was killed, though. , To return to a previous subject, often after you have been interrupted. - As I was saying, if Mark gets the job we'll have to reorganize the department., To generalize. - On the whole, I think that women make better journalists than men., To say that you are taking everything into consideration. - I like both flats, but all in all, I think I prefer the one next to the cathedral., To introduce a strong argument that the other person may not have taken into consideration. - I think we should buy them. After all, we'll never find them anywhere cheaper than this., To add additional information or arguments. - I don't think I'll come to Nick's party. It will finish very late. Besides, I won't know many people there.,

Discourse linkers: adverbs and adverbial expressions (Part 1)

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