The incessant verbosity of "basically," "that said," "that being said" and "having said that," is the enharmonic corporate equivalent of the sub-ignorant "you know what I'm sayin." Verbal highlighting is not required if the conveyed information is in demand by the receiving party. The laws of supply and demand apply to speech. If you must speak, say something worth remembering. The phrases "basically," "that said," and "having said that," stands out as a linguistic Scarlet A, indicting and defining the user as extolling the virtues of self deprecation and self abasement while initiating instantaneous verbal devaluation. - Neil Gerardo
