by way of interjection or digressionAlfred mentioned in passing that he used to be a flight instructor.
Alfred mentioned in passing that he used to be a flight instructor.
apropos, en passant, incidentally
digressively, excursively, interjectionally, parenthetically, secondarily, tangentially
by the by(or by the bye), by the way
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