all kidding aside

Denoting a serious or sincere comment or reflection during an otherwise facetious or jocular conversation. I know we all like to poke fun at Dad's forgetfulness, but all kidding aside, I think his memory is really starting to deteriorate. All kidding aside, I really need to focus on finishing this report before tomorrow.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Barclay	-	Scottish, English (Rare)
Alke	-	Frisian
Pomponius	-	Ancient Roman
Linda	LIN-də (English), LIN-dah (German), LEEN-dah (Italian, Finnish)	English, Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, French, Latvian, Finnish, Hu
Masami	mah-sah-mee	Japanese
Idella	ie-DEL-ə	English