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Disagreeing
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I
think you’re wrong on this.
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I’m
sorry but I have to refuse your request.
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I
totally/completely disagree with you.
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I
can’t find myself to agree with you.
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I’m
sorry but you’re way wrong.
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I’m
afraid I’m going to have to differ…
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Sorry,
I can’t take/accept it/this.
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Agreeing
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I
think you are right.
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I
have to say that I totally agree …
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I
couldn’t agree (with you) more.
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I
feel inclined to agree with you.
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Can’t
say I don’t agree.
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I’m
with you on this.
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I
partly agree.
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That’s
a really valid point.
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You
may have my support on this one.
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You
have a point here, (but)
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I
tend to agree with you/the idea.
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I
accept your point.
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I’m
100% with you on this!
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Great
idea.
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I’ll
take it.
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Inviting
somebody to give their opinion
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What’s
your reaction/response to this?
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Can
we have your input on this?
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How
do you feel about this?
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What
are your views?
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What
do you make of it?
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Paraphrasing
Expressions
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Interrupting
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May
I interrupt here?
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Sorry,
but could I just say something here ...
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Excuse
me, but …
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Sorry
to interrupt, but …
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Actually…
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Just
a second
-
If
I may (just cut in here)…
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I’m
sorry, but…
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I
just want to say…
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Do
you mind if I say something?
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Giving
an opinion/
Introducing an idea
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I
have something I’d like to say.
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I
would like to point out/add that…
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I
think/I believe that …
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In
my view/opinion…
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As
far as I’m concerned…
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My
personal feeling is that ….
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Have
you ever thought of…
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We
should consider …
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It
would be a good idea if …
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I
would argue if …
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It’s
obvious to me/us that …
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I’d
like to make a point here.
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Giving
examples
For
example / For instance
Adding
information
In
addition / As well as / Furthermore / Moreover / In addition to /
Besides
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Summarising
In
short / In brief / To summarise /In a nutshell / In conclusion
Sequencing
ideas
The
former, … the latter / Firstly, secondly, finally / The first
(the fifth, etc.) point is
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Suggesting
an alternative
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There
is another option …
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What
about … instead?
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Let’s
look at something else.
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Of
course we could always …
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And
besides, …
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Why
don’t we …
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Insisting
on a point
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I
don’t think we should dismiss the point …
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I
think this deserves careful consideration…
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There’s
a lot to be said for…
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I
still think … would be more appropriate
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I
still think our first idea was the best.
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I
really must insist…
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Giving
a reason
Due
to / due to the fact that / Owing to / owing to the fact that /
Because / Because of / Since / As
Giving
a result
Therefore
/ So / Consequently / This means that / As a result
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Contrasting
ideas
But
/ However / Although / Even though / Despite / despite the fact
that / In spite of / In spite of the fact that / Nevertheless /
While / In theory… in practice…
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