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Speaking Phrases review

opinion, (dis-)agreement, engaging your partner

 

I consider / strongly believe / suppose / reckon / I'm a firm believer in ....

The way I see it / To my mind / As far as I'm concerned / Personally, I find ....

I guess it's safe to assume that...

Any way you look at it, ...

It's common knowledge that ...

Speaking from personal experience, ...

How can/shall I put this? Take ... for instance.

It's also worth bearing in mind that...

The arguments in favour of... are twofold. Firstly... Secondly...

...and all that jazz. // and so on (and so forth)

Call me (an unabashed optimist) if you will, but I do believe ...

 

What's your take on ...? / How do you feel about ...?

Where do you stand on ... / What are your thoughts on ...

 

Definitely! / Exactly! / Absolutely! You took the words right out of my mouth!

Yeah, I'd definitely go along with that.

Good point. I would also argue that...

Absolutely, I couldn't agree more. Moreover / Nevertheless, ...

Yes, exactly, I couldn't have put it any better myself.

Coming back to what you were saying earlier, I would just like to add / point out

I see what you mean and your ideas can also be applied to (the next topic) as well, up to a point, anyway. Wouldn't you agree?

Essentially, I feel that we are in agreement as to which (picture) ...

So, all in all, we seem to be on the same page as far as... is concerned

Weeeell, I see, but I think your argument is a bit faulty there. I mean....

Umm, I'm not so keen on that as our final choice. Alternatively, ...

The way I see it, that argument, though somewhat valid, is rather untenable.

Sure, but is that idea really feasible, especially considering...?

I beg to differ. I mean, that's not always the case, is it?

 

Therefore, after weighing up the arguments, shall we decide on...?

Following up our previous discussion, I reckon we'll both agree on (eliminating)…

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