FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGES

Giving opinions Using filter when responding to questions

I (really) think that Well let me see

Personally, I think that... Thats a good/an interesting question.
I believe (that)
Im sure that Well, to be honest, ...
In my opinion / My opinion is
Its difficult to say.
I have no doubt that / Im certain that
I strongly believe that Thats a tricky one.
To be honest / In my honest opinion,
As far as I know,
Obviously,
As far as Im concerned, ...
Generally speaking/Frankly speaking/Honestly, ...
To the best of my knowledge, ...

Agreeing Disagreeing

I (totally/completely) agree with you. I (totally/completely) disagree with you.

I couldnt agree with you more.
I feel the same way.
Thats exactly the same what I was going to say.
(That) makes sense (to me).
I suppose you are right./I suppose so.
We seem to be saying the same thing, just in different
I dont really agree.
Thats a good point, but ...
Have you also thought about ...?
That doesnt really make sense (to me).
You could well be right, but ...
I have (very) limited knowledge, but ...
That sounds plausible, but...
Im not following your logic (there).
 ways.
I can see the logic/sense in that.

Comparing and contrasting Making arrangements

Comparing First and formost/First/Firsly, ...

A is much better/worse than B.
A is not nearly as good as B. Second/Secondly, ...
A is not quite as important as B.
Third/Thirdly, ....
A is almost as important as B, but not quite.
In comparison to B, A is bigger/larger/more Next, ...
important/....
Compared to B, A is much/a lot bigger/larger/more Finally/Lastly/In conlusion/In short/In brief/Last but not
important/ .... least, ...
Contrasting
In contrast (to), ....
On the contrary, ....
However/Nevertheless/Nonetheless, ...
Otherwise, ...