01-25-2016, 08:28 PM
I believe "it" is required in that phrase. The phrase is the imperative counterpart to the indicative "It suffices to say..." or in other words "It is sufficient to say..." By using the imperative you are implying that you have the authority to determine that saying "..." is sufficient. With the indicative you'd be stating as a fact that it is sufficient.
Hmm, or alternatively maybe "Suffice it to say..." could be subjunctive, meaning something like "let's assume for the sake of discussion that saying ... is sufficient." That doesn't seem right to me, though.
Hmm, or alternatively maybe "Suffice it to say..." could be subjunctive, meaning something like "let's assume for the sake of discussion that saying ... is sufficient." That doesn't seem right to me, though.