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Ten Expressions To Use in Speaking and Writing

The document provides 10 expressions that can be used when speaking or writing to express one's opinion, such as "In my opinion" and "To my way of thinking." It then explains how to use these phrases and gives additional examples of expressions used to convey a personal point of view, general point of view, agree with an opinion, and disagree with an opinion.

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Ten Expressions To Use in Speaking and Writing

The document provides 10 expressions that can be used when speaking or writing to express one's opinion, such as "In my opinion" and "To my way of thinking." It then explains how to use these phrases and gives additional examples of expressions used to convey a personal point of view, general point of view, agree with an opinion, and disagree with an opinion.

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Ten Expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing

1.

In my opinion, this one would be better.

2.

To my mind this one's better.

3.

If you ask me, this one's better.

4.

To my way of thinking, this one's fine.

5.

In my view, this one is best.

6.

Know what I think? That one's best.

7.

I'd say that one's better.

8.

What I think is that one's better.

9.

For me, that one's better.

10.

I tell you what I think, that one's best.

How To Use These Phrases In Your English


1.

'In my opinion' is the classic expression - but it's not the


only one. Use moderately.

2.

'To my mind' is a common spoken form - and you can use


it in writing, too.

3.

'If you ask me' is very, very common in spoken English,


and can come first or last in a sentence.

4.

'To my way of thinking' is often used with emphasis on


'my' to give a strong opinion.

5.

'In my view' is common in spoken and written English.

6.

The abbreviated question '(Do you) know what I think?' is


very popular and is not rude.

7.

The conditional structure I'd say is rarely taught as a


conditional, but this is one of the most common ways of
giving an opinion in English.

8.

'For me' is like 2 and 5.

9.

10 is similar to 6, and is quite direct.

Personal Point of View


We use these words and phrases to express a personal point of
view:
In my experience
As far as I'm concerned
Speaking for myself
In my opinion
Personally, I think
I'd say that
I'd suggest that
I'd like to point out that
I believe that
What I mean is

General Point of View

We use these words and phrases to express a point of view


that is generally thought by people:
It is thought that...
Some people say that...
It is considered...
It is generally accepted that...

Agreeing with an opinion


We use these words and phrases to agree with someone else's
point of view:
Of course.
You're absolutely right.
Yes, I agree.
I think so too.
That's a good point.
Exactly.
I don't think so either.
So do I.
I'd go along with that.
That's true.
Neither do I.

I agree with you entirely.


That's just what I was thinking.
I couldn't agree more.
Disagreeing with an opinion
We use these words and phrases to disagree with someone
else's point of view:
That's different.
I don't agree with you.
However
That's not entirely true.
On the contrary
I'm sorry to disagree with you, but
Yes, but don't you think
That's not the same thing at all.
I'm afraid I have to disagree.
I'm not so sure about that.
I must take issue with you on that.
It's unjustifiable to say that...

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