The phrase "did I ever tell you this" appears frequently in various contexts, including as the title of memoirs and books, notably the memoir by Sam Neill titled "Did I Ever Tell You This?". It is often used as a conversational phrase introducing a story or anecdote someone is about to share. This phrase itself is a common casual or rhetorical expression people use when recounting something they may not have shared before or are emphasizing a point in a story. Regarding whether this specific conversation history contains such a statement or if it has been told before, there is no direct way to confirm from available data if this exact phrase was previously told in this conversation without a chat history search function. If the question is about a personal chat history with an AI or software, some platforms allow searching past chat content by keywords or phrases, including "did I ever tell you this," to find if it was said or shared before.
To summarize: "Did I ever tell you this" is typically a phrase used to introduce a story, and whether it was said before in this conversation can be verified by checking the chat history search feature if available. Otherwise, it is a common casual expression in conversation.
