The phrase "about to clarify" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone is on the verge of providing clarification or explanation about a topic.
Example: "Before we proceed, I am about to clarify the main points of our discussion."
Alternatives: "about to explain" or "on the verge of clarifying".
Birk, in an opinion article in The Star Tribune: I think it is important to set the record straight about what the marriage debate is and is not about, and to clarify that not all NFL players think redefining marriage is a good thing.
Flow cytometry has been proven as an excellent tool in microbiology field to quickly demonstrate antimicrobial activity as well as to clarify about mechanism of action/resistance [ 16].
Instead, it is vital that research efforts continue to better understand women's values about overdiagnosis, to clarify its influence on their behaviour, and to determine the optimal methods to support informed choice in mammography screening.
Reading a random 10% of student concept maps, for example 30 submissions from a 300-person class, may take only about 30 min but yields a variety of insights that can guide decisions about what to clarify or when to embark upon new concepts for the next class session.
We found minimal guidance from funders and in the literature about how to clarify the role scope, participation and data access by various members of the partnership, especially those who have previous or current connections with the research setting and/or potential participants.
The Chamber developed an early consensus among a handful of legislators about the need to clarify details about the law's enforcement.
Re "Help on Four Legs, Sometimes Followed by Confusion" (June 29), about an effort to clarify city law on providing access to people with service animals: Our society is plagued by rampant narcissism and a widespread sense of entitlement, but even by contemporary standards, the article was way over the top.
Updated at 9.45pm GMT 9.43pm GMT 52 mins Right, I really did not mean to spark a big thing with the Australia comment, but people are still emailing me about it, so to clarify one more time: I was speaking geographically, not in terms of footballing federations.
Rather, I would like to suggest that people who feel confused or incredulous about something try to clarify their concerns by asking questions instead of making accusations.
We now added some new details about our method to clarify some of these issues.
Patients were invited to take part in a semi-structured interview about the experience to clarify, confirm and expand on the observational data.
