EXPRESSING OF ASKING AND GIVING OPINION

Expressing of Asking and Giving Opinion

 

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Expression of asking and giving opinion.

Giving Opinions:	Asking Opinions:
As far as I’m concerned …	What do you think/reckon?
In my opinion … In my view …	Do you see what I’m getting at?
From my point of view …	Do you know/see what I mean?
The way I see it is (that) …	Do you agree with me?
To my mind …	Would you go along with that?
Well, I reckon (that) …	Would you agree with me that … ?
I (strongly) believe (that) …	What are your thoughts on that?
I (honestly) think (that) …	Don’t you think (that) … ?
I (really) feel (that) …
Personally speaking, I believe …
As for me, I reckon …
In my opinion/In my humble opinion
I reckon/suppose
I know
May I?

 

Agreeing	Disagreeing:
I (totally) agree with you / that.	I’m afraid I disagree.
I couldn’t agree more.	I don’t agree with you / that.
I’d go along with that.	I’d be inclined to disagree.
I feel the same.	That’s not the way I see it.
You’re absolutely right.	I don’t think so/I don’t feel the same.
Absolutely / Definitely / Exactly.
No doubt about it.
That’s a good point/ I see your point.
I see where you’re coming from.

 

Asking for and expressing opinions is something we frequently do in every day English. We will need to ask and give opinions in formal situations such as in business, in writing, both academic and informal texts, and in informal speaking.

Example:

·         It seems to me that the government should reduce trade tariffs. (Formal)

·         What do you reckon to these shoes? (Informal)

 

Giving opinions can be weak or strong:

Weak	Medium	Strong
I think….	I believe….	I’m absolutely certain that….
I don’t think…	I don’t doubt that….	I’m convinced that….
I’m fairly certain that….	I feel certain that…	I strongly believe that…
I’m quite certain that….	My impression is that….
I would have thought that….	As I see it..

 

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