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A filler used for making your criticism of someone or something seem less strong.
--I have never liked their music, although, to be fair, millions of people disagree with me.
But more often the phrase is used with no meaning at all, like 'I have to say'--my particular bête noire....
As the Urban Dictionary states brusquely:- 'A phrase unbelievably overused in the United Kingdom. Mostly by morons, to be fair.
--To be fair, I haven't bought the milk.
--To be fair, I have no idea how to use the phrase correctly.
Common similar other inane fillers are 'to be honest/innit/d'you know what I mean? & literally'.:devil::curse:
--I have never liked their music, although, to be fair, millions of people disagree with me.
But more often the phrase is used with no meaning at all, like 'I have to say'--my particular bête noire....
As the Urban Dictionary states brusquely:- 'A phrase unbelievably overused in the United Kingdom. Mostly by morons, to be fair.
--To be fair, I haven't bought the milk.
--To be fair, I have no idea how to use the phrase correctly.
Common similar other inane fillers are 'to be honest/innit/d'you know what I mean? & literally'.:devil::curse: