The document lists phrases for expressing opinions, agreeing, disagreeing, asking for opinions, rephrasing points, buying time to think, and adding additional points in advanced discussions. Some examples of phrases for expressing opinion are "to my mind" and "from my point of view." Examples of agreeing include "I couldn't agree more" and "hear, hear." Disagreeing phrases incorporate "I see what you mean but..." and "I beg to differ." The list also outlines linguistic devices for furthering discussion.
The document lists phrases for expressing opinions, agreeing, disagreeing, asking for opinions, rephrasing points, buying time to think, and adding additional points in advanced discussions. Some examples of phrases for expressing opinion are "to my mind" and "from my point of view." Examples of agreeing include "I couldn't agree more" and "hear, hear." Disagreeing phrases incorporate "I see what you mean but..." and "I beg to differ." The list also outlines linguistic devices for furthering discussion.
The document lists phrases for expressing opinions, agreeing, disagreeing, asking for opinions, rephrasing points, buying time to think, and adding additional points in advanced discussions. Some examples of phrases for expressing opinion are "to my mind" and "from my point of view." Examples of agreeing include "I couldn't agree more" and "hear, hear." Disagreeing phrases incorporate "I see what you mean but..." and "I beg to differ." The list also outlines linguistic devices for furthering discussion.
To my mind, As far as I’m concerned… I’m of the mind that… Speaking from personal experience I’d say that… The way I see it, In my experience, … As I see it, I often find that… From my point of view/ perspective, In my case, … I look at it like this… Speaking for me personally, … I’m a firm/big believer in… From what I’ve seen, … Look, here’s what I think… I can’t speak for anyone else, but in my case… If you ask me,… This is a topic that is close to my heart because… I hold the view that… This really resonates with me personally because… Agreeing Disagreeing Totally/Absolutely/Exactly I see what you mean but… I think we’re on the same page here. I take your point but… I’m with you on that one. I beg to differ I’m afraid. I couldn’t agree more. I’m afraid I have to disagree with you there. Hear, hear! Yes but if we look at it from another angle… I’d go along with that. That’s not exactly how I see it. I was just going to say that. No, you’ve lost me there. You took the words right out of my I’m afraid I just don’t buy it. mouth. Asking for opinion Rephrasing What’s your take on this? What I mean is... Where do you stand on this topic? I guess what I'm trying to say is... What do you reckon? | wɒdəjə ˈrekən | In other words… Would you go along with that? (after To put it another way… expressing opinion) How can I put this? What are your thoughts on this? Time Buyers Adding additional points It’s funny you should ask that… It’s also worth bearing in mind that... That’s weird I was just talking about this Another point worth highlighting is… the other day… What’s more/On top of that Hhmmmm that’s a tough one… It must also be pointed out that… That’s an interesting question… Aside from that, Now let me see…