EXPRESSIONS

General
opinion.

TO GIVE OPINIONS

I think/ believe/feel that

It seems to me (that)
In my opinion/ view,
As I see it,

On the one hand./On the other hand.

Advantages
A(n) (dis)advantage of is
and
disadvantages One major/minor benefit of is
One big/ small drawback to is
The best/worst part is
There are (a lot of) (dis) advantages.
It has (several ) disadvantages.
Another (dis)advantage is

Suggestion

One option/idea would be to Another option/idea would be to

I think (you) should(nt)

(You)d better
Dont
Why dont (you)?
How about ing?
Its a good idea to
(You) could/ must

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TO GIVE OPINIONS

Possibility and
uncertainty

I think.. might
Im not sure about/ if
Its possible that
Perhaps could..

Speculations

Its difficult to say

I think will
If + (present), will
Hopefully, ..
It looks as if
It seems that

Examples

For example,.
For instance,
To give you an example
As an illustration,.

Desires

I wish (past tense)

I hope that will
I hope/want to

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FOR DISCUSSIONS

Giving your
opinion

I think/ believe/feel that

It seems to me (that)
In my opinion/ view,
As I see it,

Asking for
other peoples
opinions

What do you think about/of?

Whats your opinion of/ about?
What are your views on?
What are your feelings about? /How do you feel about?

Strongly
agreeing/
disagreeing

Exactly.
Absolutely not!
Thats true.
No way!
I wouldnt say it better .
I strongly disagree
Youre perfectly right .
I think youre wrong.
I couldnt agree more.
I simply cant agree to this.
Thats just what I was thinking. I think the opposite.
Im of the same opinion.
I have a different opinion about it.

Mildly
agreeing/
disagreeing

Well, I dont think so

In my opinion I consider that
Sorry to but
I dont entirely with you.
Thats not really how I see it.
Im not totally convinced by your argument.
With certain reservations, I would support your opinion/argument.

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Asking to
clarify or
repeat
something

FOR DISCUSSIONS

Im sorry?
Could you repeat/explain that, please?
Pardon?
Would you mind repeating that?
Im afraid I didnt get it.
What do you mean by?

Giving yourself Let me see.

Can I think about that for a moment?
time to think
How can I put this/ best explain?
Um Well
Whats the best way of putting it?

Saying
something in
another way

What I mean is
What Im trying to say is
To put it in another way

Conceiding

If you say so
Im persuaded by your arguments/points
I havent thought about it.
Well, that might be correct/ the option

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FOR DISCUSSIONS

Referring back

As we are saying earlier

To go back to what I was just saying
To go back to what X was saying earlier
We appear to be strain from the point/ our purpose/mandate
I do not wish to labout the point, but
As I said/mentioned earlier/before
If I may just return/go back/revert briefly to what I was saying .

Interrupting

Can I come in here?

Im terribly sorry to interrupt you, but
Forgive me for interrupting, but
I dont want to interrupt, but
If I might just say a word about
Could I come in at this point?
If I can just stop you for a moment
Before you go any further, may I point out/indicate/explain

Reaching a
conclusion

So, weighing up the pros and cons we could say/conclude that

To conclude/ sum up,
If you will agree to Ill agree to
That works for me.