discourse markers

somehow

• to explain that something has happened in a way we can’t explain

• to give another example of the same sort of thing

• to indicate that something is surprising

• to introduce a well-known, obvious or unsurprising piece of information

besides

• to introduce the answer to a question

• to make an additional point

• to pose the main question that the speaker is going to answer

• to show that what you have just said is true

similarly, along the same lines

• to explain that something has happened in a way we can’t explain

• to give another example of the same sort of thing

• to indicate that something is surprising

• to introduce a well-known, obvious or unsurprising piece of information

believe it or not

• to explain that something has happened in a way we can’t explain

• to give another example of the same sort of thing

• to indicate that something is surprising

• to introduce a well-known, obvious or unsurprising piece of information

after all

• to introduce the answer to a question

• to make an additional point

• to pose the main question that the speaker is going to answer

• to show that what you have just said is true

of course

• to explain that something has happened in a way we can’t explain

• to give another example of the same sort of thing

• to indicate that something is surprising

• to introduce a well-known, obvious or unsurprising piece of information

well

• to introduce the answer to a question

• to make an additional point

• to pose the main question that the speaker is going to answer

• to show that what you have just said is true

so

• to introduce the answer to a question

• to make an additional point

• to pose the main question that the speaker is going to answer

• to show that what you have just said is true