Discourse Markers (In Speech) Giving Opinions Agreeing

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DISCOURSE MARKERS (IN SPEECH)

GIVING OPINIONS AGREEING


In my view, ... I totally agree with you...
In my opinion, ... I couldn‘t agree more.
To my mind, ... I‘d go along with that.
I believe (that) ... Yes/Sure/Absolutely/Exactly/Definitely.
I guess (that) ... Brilliant/Awesome/Wonderful.
I feel (that) ... You‘re right.
Personally speaking, ... No doubt about that.
As for me, ... That‘s a good point.
I‘d say (that) ... I feel the same.
I‘m (not) sure (that) ... DISAGREEING
The way I see it is that ... I‘m afraid you‘re wrong.
ASKING OPINIONS I don‘t think so.
What do you think/reckon? I would say no.
Do you see what I‘m gettin at? That‘s not the way I see it.
Do you know what I mean? I don‘t feel the same way.
Do you agree with me? No way.
Would you go along with that? I wouldn‘t say that.
Would agree that... ? PARTLY AGREEING
What are your thoughts on that? I see your point but...
Don‘t you see that ....? I kind of agree with you.
You make a good point but...
You may be right but...
Yes but...
MAKING SUGGESTIONS AGREEING
Let‘s invite/organize/make/do .... Yes/Of course/Sure/Why Not?/Brilliant/Great.
What about making/going/asking...? Let‘s do that.
How about making/asking ...? Sounds like a good idea.
What would you say if we did/invited/asked ...? Wow, you‘re a genius!
I suggest we make/invite/ask ... Count me in.
Why don‘t we do/ask/invite/organize ...? DISAGREEING
We could/can do/make/ask .... I don‘t think it will work.
I don‘t feel like that.
I‘d say there are better ways to do that.
You‘re wrong here.
No/No way.
LISTING CONCLUDING
1. First/ For starters/First of, First of all/ To All in all,
begin with To sum up,
2. Also/Besides/Next/Then/plus/Moving on In a nutshell,
to another question On the whole,
3. Lastly/Finally
GIVING EXAMPLES SHOWING RESULT
For example/For instance (+apples, grapes, By doing that,
oranges/ I love apples, grapes/oranges). This way,
Such as/Like/Especially/In particular +apples, If we do this, we can...
grapes, oranges. As a result/As a consequence,

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