Talk:incidentally

2 In point of fact: used to accompany a not immediately pertinent statement.
1972 R. Quirk et al. Gram. Contemp. Eng. 667 Incidentally adds explicitly that what is being said is a digression, if only slight, and an afterthought: ''The airlines charge half-price for students. Incidentally, I have already bought my ticket to New York.'' --Backinstadiums (talk) 21:03, 29 May 2021 (UTC)