(all) kidding aside



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(all) kidding aside

In all seriousness; being frank for a moment. Just flew in from Denver, huh? Boy, your arms must be tired! Kidding aside, how was your trip out here? I give my brother a hard time for the gangly way he runs, but all kidding aside, he's quite a remarkable athlete.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AristotleAR-ə-stah-təl (English), ER-ə-stah-təl (English)Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
Breindel-Yiddish
Benitobe-NEE-toSpanish, Italian
Pol-Catalan
Pankratios-Ancient Greek
ÉLodiee-lo-DEEFrench