Linking Words and Phrases

Text organizers - This term covers a wide range of words and phrases which make text easier to understand.

Adding a point

As well as (kromě, vedle) the obvious dangers, there was the weather to be considered.
In addition to (navíc k) the obvious dangers, there was the weather to be considered.
Not only (nejen..., ale také) were there the obvious dangers, but there was also the weather to be considered.

Besides (kromě toho) / Furthermore (dále) / In Addition (navíc) / Indeed (vskutku, opravdu) / Moreover (navíc) / What's more (co víc) / On top of that (navíc k tomu) / To make matters worse (a co hůř), smoking has been directly linked to lung cancer.
I quite often see Paula. In fact / As a matter of fact, she came round to see me yesterday. (vlastně, ve skutečnosti)

The excercise rate decreases in proportion to age. To put it another way (jinými slovy), the older you are, the less exercise you tend to take.

However (nicméně) / Nevertheless (přesto) / Nonetheless (nicméně) / All the same (přesto, i tak) / Although (ačkoliv) / Though (ačkoliv) / While (zatímco) / Even though (i když) / Despite the fact that (navzdory skutečnosti, že) / On the contrary (naopak) / Whereas (zatímco) / In contrast (na rozdíl od) / As opposed to (na rozdíl od) / On the one hand,..., but on the other hand (na jednu stranu,..., ale na druhou stranu) / On the other hand (na druhou stranu)
- The identity of the attacker is known. However, the police are not releasing any details at the moment.
- I prefer city life as opposed to country life.

The government does not intend to cause any further provocation. As a result (v důsledku toho) / Accordingly (v souladu s tím) / Thus (takže) / Hence (proto) /Consequently (následkem toho) / For that reason (z tohoto důvodu), all troops have been withdrawn.
The employers have promised to investigate these complaints, and we in turn (na oplátku) have agreed to end the strike.
Owing to (kvůli) the bad weather, the match has been postponed.

Broadly speaking / Generally speaking / By and large / On the whole / To a large (obecně řečeno)
- Broadly speaking, the economy is in good shape.

For a start (na začátek) / First of all (především) / In the first place (v první řadě) / For one thing (zaprvé, z jednoho důvodu) / To start with (na začátek)
- That's absolut rubbish. For a start, the figures are completely wrong....

Incidentally / By the way (mimochodem)
- She then turned to Henry, who incidentally/by the way is now about two metres tall, and said...
- By the way/Incidentally, do you remember an old friend of ours called Ransom?

Having said that / Even so / All the same (nicméně, i tak, stejně, přesto)
- OK, so you two have had a few problems. Even so, I don't see why you need to split up.
  - Dobře, takže vy dva jste měli několik problémů. I tak nechápu, proč se musíte rozejít.
- Lancaster is a man of great personal integrity. Having said that, I don't think he's the right person for the job.
  - Lancaster je člověk s velkou osobní integritou. Nicméně, nemyslím si, že je tím správným člověkem pro tuto práci.
Anyway / At any rate / At least (každopádně, alespoň)
- The economic outlook is improving. Anyway, it is beginning to show signs of doing so.

To be (perfectly) honest,... / To tell the truth,... (abych byl upřímný / abych řekl pravdu)
- What did you think of the film? To be honest, I didn't like it very much.