Spoken discourse markers

____ , I've never been on a hunting trip and I don't want to go.

• To be honest

• Let's face it

____ , we've done enough harm to wild animals without hunting them.

• Personally

• If you ask me

____ , there might be good reasons for reducing the number of animals in over-populated areas.

• On the other hand

• By the way

____ , it's be a huge responsibility to have to decide which animals should be killed.

• Personally

• Mind you

____ , there are more humane ways of doing that than hunting.

• To tell you the truth

• However

____ , amateur hunters may not always be very good at shooting.

• Let's face it

• Because of

____ , it's just a matter of who has the money to pay to hunt, you don't have to prove you can shoot.

• By the way

• The thing is

I'm surprised people haven't found an answer yet. ____ , it's not an easy problem to solve.

• That said

• For a start