I met my friend in school
I asked him 'Why were you ignoring me on instagram'
He said 'I was not. It's just that my internet wasn't working'
I replied
No, you had seen my message and I'm not using instagram now, by the way
Can i use by the way this way
Wont it leave the listener in doubt?
By the way what?
Or should i say it this way
No you had seen my message
,by the way, I'm not using snapchat now
Best Answer
I think that you're looking for "anyway" instead of "by the way." If you use "anyway" in your conversation, you will communicate to the listener that you are done talking about being ignored and that you are ready to move on to another topic. That should eliminate the issue of doubt. If you use "by the way," as you have it above, you are interjecting the information about not using instagram, but you are not acknowledging that you are ready to move on from being ignored by your friend.
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