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Bookmark or Share- word usage - Is it correct to say "the said meeting"? - English ...The word "said" in "the said X" is a noun-modifier that specifies what kind of "X" it is referring to, namely "the X that has been mentioned". So in official documents "said" is often used to avoid having to repeat the specification. It usually can be omitted without any ambiguity.
- What's the meaning of "that said"? Under what contexts can we use it?"that said" = "having said that" has the easy meaning - after you/someone said or stated something. It is usually used when you want to add something to what was mentioned before (and you usually agree with what was said). This phone is expensive. That said, [I want to say that] the quality is really good.
- grammaticality - "Said objects" or "The said objects" - English ...It still occasionally appears in American cases, but more often in British ones: "J.W.T. had induced his wife to furnish him money with which to acquire the said [omit said] property."/ "The transaction resulted in an exorbitant profit to the said [omit said] defendant." (Eng.)
- Should I write "that being said" (vs. "that's been said" or "Having ...Both "that said" and "that being said" are common (possibly too common) and perfectly grammatical, and sufficiently formal as well. "Having said that" is also correct, but to be correct the subject in what follows must be whoever said that (usually "I"). For instance, you can say: Roses are usually red. That [being] said, they are also…
- Should I write "said someone" or "said by someone""Our future is bright", said Elon Musk is OK, while "Our future is bright" is a phrase once said by Elon Musk is also OK. – krobelusmeetsyndra Commented Jul 23, 2019 at 15:24
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