The phrase "as we said earlier" is correct and is often used in written English. You can use it whenever you need to refer back to something you mentioned previously in your writing. For example: We discussed the importance of using strong passwords in our last meeting. As we said earlier, these passwords should be changed regularly for optimal security.
As we said earlier, the big issue is who pays?
As we said earlier, though, he actually has a pretty good record in fourth-innings rearguards.
"As we said earlier, we have no intention of becoming involved in the ongoing political negotiations in Zimbabwe".
Trouble is that, as we said earlier, a draw leaves them on the brink so they need to find a way to score.
"As we said earlier this month, we had submitted the winning AOL bid in order to obtain a durable license to the full AOL portfolio and ownership of certain patents that complement our existing portfolio," Brad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel, said in a statement.
As we said last week, we like the words, even if we are sceptical about the follow-through.
Standard & Poor's has downgraded just three of the mortgage tranches it has rated, not 3% as we said last week.
Ludwig does not simply clarify my doubts with English writing, it enlightens my writing with new possibilities
Simone Ivan Conte
Software Engineer at Adobe, UK