SCENARIO: blind date
2 strong-​willed
a loud,
obnoxious
person with a
timid person
agreeing and disagreeing
stating an opinion
In my opinion...
The way I see it...
If you want my honest opinion....
According to (Lisa)...
As far as I'm concerned...
If you ask me...
expressing disagreement
I don't think so.
No way. (strong)
I'm afraid I disagree.
I don't quite agree.
I totally disagree. (strong)
I beg to differ.
I'd say the exact opposite. (strong)
Not necessarily.
That's not always true.
That's not always the case.
No, I'm not so sure about that.
an elderly people who
person with a never agree
teenager with anyone
else
asking for an opinion expressing agreement
What's your idea? I agree with you 100 percent.
What are your thoughts on all of this? I couldn't agree with you more.
How do you feel about that? That's so true. / That's for sure.
Do you have anything to say about this? Tell me about it! (slang)
What do you think? You're absolutely right. / Absolutely.
Do you agree? That's exactly how I feel. / Exactly.
Wouldn't you say? I'm afraid I agree with (James).
I have to side with (dad) on this one.
No doubt about it.
Me neither. (agree with negative statement)
I suppose so. / I guess so. (weak)
You have a point there.
I was just going to say that!
interruptions settling an argument
Can I add something here? Let's just move on, shall we?
Is it okay if I jump in for a second? Let's drop it.
If I might add something... I think we're going to have to agree to disagree.
Can I throw my two cents in? Whatever you say. / If you say so. (sarcastic)
Sorry to interrupt, but...
Sorry, go ahead. OR Sorry, you were saying...
(after accidentally interrupting someone)
You didn't let me finish. (after being interrupted)