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GIVING
ADVICE
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(If I was/were) in that (that kind
of) situation, I'd ...
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Have
you thought about ...?
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If it was/were me, I'd ...
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Make
sure you (don't) ...
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The sooner you ... the better.
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Whatever
you do, ...
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Your only option is to ...
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You have no choice but to ...
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I'd like to pass on is to ...
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A wise man once said ...
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As the proverb says, ...
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You should ..., no doubt about it.
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It might be an old wives' tale,
but ...
DISAGREEING
STRONGLY
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(I think) you are mistaken.
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Are you honestly/seriously
saying...?
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Are you out of your mind?
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Are you pulling my leg?
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Does anyone (seriously) think that
nowadays?
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I can’t see any (possible) reason
why...
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I’m sure you’re (just) saying that
to shock me.
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I’ve never heard such
rubbish/nonsense!
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It has been proven that...
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That can’t possibly be the case.
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That is clearly/simply not true.
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That’s clearly/simply not the
case.
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That’s not the case at all.
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The (first) problem with that
argument is...
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The argument that... is not
supported by...
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There
is no way...
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You
cannot be serious.
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You
claim that...but...
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You’ve got to be kidding.
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Frankly,…
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AGREEING
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(Okay,) you’ve convinced/persuaded
me
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I am/We are in complete agreement.
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I
can accept that.
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I can’t add anything to that.
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I can’t argue with that.
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I didn’t know that. That changes
everything.
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I don’t doubt it./No doubt.
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I don’t have any problems with
that view./I don’t see why not.
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I
share that view.
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I suppose you are right./I suppose
so.
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I’d never really thought about it
that way.
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I’ll go along with that.
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It’s so nice to (finally) meet
someone who thinks that way too.
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Not only is that true,…
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Now you explain it that way,…
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Quite
right.
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That does seem to be the case.
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That matches with my own
experience.
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That seems logical/to make sense.
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That was the opposite of what I
thought, but…
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That’s (exactly/just) the point I
was trying to make
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The only thing I can add to that
is…
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You took the words right out of my
mouth.
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You’re not kidding!/No kidding!
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DISAGREEING
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(But)
didn’t you say...?
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(But) wouldn’t you say that...?
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(That sounds good) in theory,
but...
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...
(but) in reality,...
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Although it’s difficult to argue
with that,...
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I can see a hole in that argument.
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I thought we’d (already) agreed...
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I wish that was the case, but...
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I’m
more convinced by...
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If everyone thought that way,...
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If that were the case,...
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My reply to that would be...
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Not
in my experience. ...
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That all makes sense, apart
from...
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That is a common misconception.
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That might well be the case,
but...
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That’s not the way I see it (at
all).
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The hole in that argument is...
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The problem with that argument
is...
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There’s a lot of truth in that,
but...
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Well, you know more about this
than me, but...
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You
haven’t convinced me.
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You may think that, but...
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ASKING FOR OPINIONS
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What do you reckon?
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Any (initial) thoughts on … ?
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Are people right in thinking … ?
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Are you in agreement with … ?
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Do you have any particular views on … ?
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Do you have any thoughts on … ?
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From your point of view, … ?
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I know this is not your specialist subject, but …
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I know you haven’t had long to think about this …
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I know you haven’t had much time to think about this, but …
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I’d be (very) interested to hear your views on …
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What are your (first) thoughts on … ?
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What would be your reaction if I said … ?
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What’s your position on … ?
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Would it be right to say … ?
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Would you support the view that … ?
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GIVING OPINIONS
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After
much thought, …
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After weighing up both sides of
the argument, …
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Although I can see both points of
view / Although I can understand the opposite point of view, …
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As I see it, .../ The way I see it…
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but …
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For me/ From my point of view, …
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I am not very familiar with this
topic, but …
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I do believe/ feel/think …
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I have come to the conclusion that
…
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I might change my mind later, but
…
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I
reckon/suppose …
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I tend to think that … }
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GIVING OPINIONS
} I’m not sure I’m the right person
to ask, but / I have very limited experience of this, but …
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I’m
pretty confident that …
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I’ve
always thought that …
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If
you ask me, …
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I'm
(absolutely) convinced that …
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In my humble opinion / IMHO, …
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It could be said that …
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It seems clear to me that …
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It would seem to me that …
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My
initial reaction is …
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Not everyone will/would agree with
me, but …
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Personally speaking / Speaking for
myself, …
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The way I see it (is) …
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To be (perfectly) frank/ honest, …
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