having digressed so far, I cannot resist going a little further; it is worth digressing to point out that …; I will digress slightly at this stage; to make this clear, I must digress; before I propose specifics, let me digress  a bit and talk about …; but I digress because …; I would like to digress briefly to point out that …; I do not wish to digress here, but I must say …; at this point, please allow me to digress briefly…; I digress slightly and remind you that each and every translator without exception, and no matter what they may be translating, is faced with a difficult choice in virtually every sentence …; ladies and gentlemen, if you will allow me to digress, at present the term “sustainability” seems to be fashionable not only in Germany; with your permission, I would like to digress at this point, to address an issue that …; I won’t digress into it because …; let us digress for explanatory purposes: …; let us digress for a moment and speak about …;  sometimes it is worthy of satire and merits discussion, but I digress;