Advanced Discussion Phrases
Expressing opinion
To my mind,
I’m of the mind that…
The way I see it,
As I see it,
From my point of view/ perspective,
I look at it like this…
I’m a firm/big believer in…
Look, here’s what I think…
If you ask me,…
I hold the view that…
Personalising the topic
As far as I’m concerned…
Speaking from personal experience I’d say that…
In my experience, …
I often find that…
In my case, …
Speaking for me personally, …
From what I’ve seen, …
I can’t speak for anyone else, but in my case…
This is a topic that is close to my heart because…
This really resonates with me personally
because…
Agreeing
Totally/Absolutely/Exactly
I think we’re on the same page here.
I’m with you on that one.
I couldn’t agree more.
Hear, hear!
I’d go along with that.
I was just going to say that.
You took the words right out of my
mouth.
Disagreeing
I see what you mean but…
I take your point but…
I beg to differ I’m afraid.
I’m afraid I have to disagree with you there.
Yes but if we look at it from another angle…
That’s not exactly how I see it.
No, you’ve lost me there.
I’m afraid I just don’t buy it.
Asking for opinion
What’s your take on this?
Where do you stand on this topic?
What do you reckon? | wɒdəjə ˈrekən |
Would you go along with that? (after
expressing opinion)
What are your thoughts on this?
Rephrasing
What I mean is...
I guess what I'm trying to say is...
In other words…
To put it another way…
How can I put this?
Time Buyers
It’s funny you should ask that…
That’s weird I was just talking about this
the other day…
Hhmmmm that’s a tough one…
That’s an interesting question…
Now let me see…
Adding additional points
It’s also worth bearing in mind that...
Another point worth highlighting is…
What’s more/On top of that
It must also be pointed out that…
Aside from that,