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APPENDIX

Conversational Formulas

Expressing and Asking for the Opinion

I (don’t) think / believe / feel (that)…

I (don’t) believe in…

Personally I think…

In my opinion,…

To my mind,…

It seems to me,…

In my view,…

As far as I know / understand,…

Do you think…?

Wouldn’t you agree…?

What I don’t understand is…

I’m not sure…

Agreeing and Disagreeing

I (completely) (dis)agree with you. Yes, you’re right.

That’s right / true.

Exactly.

Absolutely.

I couldn’t agree more.

That’s a very good point.

There’s a lot in what you say.

I agree with you up to a point…

I agree in part…

Surely, though…

I can see what you mean.

I can see your point.

I have to disagree with you.

I’m afraid I don’t agree with you.

That’s not the point, I’m afraid.

I wouldn’t say so!

It’s not really my thing.

I have to admit…

I don’t think that’s fair.

Polite Requests

Would it be possible…?

Pm sorry but…

I was wondering if …

Do you think I could…?

Is it all right if… ?

If you’d like…

Could you possibly…?

I wonder if….

Clarifying and Asking Questions

In other words,…

Is that clear?

What I don’t quite understand…

What I mean is…

So does that mean…?

Could you explain…?

What I’m trying to say…

What I’m getting at….

Expressing Preferences

I prefer … to …

There is nothing like…

As for me…

Expressing Certainty

It must be…

lt can’t be…

lt’s definitely (not)…

Expressing Uncertainty

It’s hard to tell…

I’m not really sure…

It depends.

Expressing Possibility

It might belt may be….

It could be….

It’s possibly…

Perhaps it….

Maybe it….

Comparing

Both…

…and…

…also…

…too.

…as well.

On the one hand…on the other hand

Contrasting …but…

…while…

However,…

A difference is (that)…

Suggesting and Recommending

Why don’t you / we…?

How/What about…?

If I were you, I’d…

You should / could…

You’d better…

I suggest….

Let’s…

It’s (about) time…

What would be really great is…

It would be a good idea if we…

What we need…

It would be better to….

It would be a good thing to…