4.7 Diplomatic Language Flashcards
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Giving Opinions
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- I believe… As I see it… In my opinion/The way I see it
- It looks to me as if…
- Basically, Actually…/As a matter of fact, Obviously…/Clearly
- In general…/Overall
- As far as I am concerned…/If you ask me, we should…
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Asking for opinions
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- What do you think? What’s your opinion? What did you have on mind? What are your feelings about this?
- What are your views on this?
- Are you positive that… ?
- Do you really think that… ?
- Can we get your input?
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Giving opinions ( more carefully)
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It seems to me that…
I tend to feel that…
From my point of view…
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Agreeing strongly
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- That’s true. Totally agree with you.
- Exactly! Absolutely!
- That is exactly the way I feel.
- Have to agree with “…”, I couldn’t agree more.
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Agreeing - Middly
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- You may be right there.
- That’s true. I suppose.
- You are probably right.
- I suppose so.
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Agreeing Partially
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- I agree up to a point but…
- Ok, I can see what you mean, but don’t you think…?
- It may be true that… but don’t we also have to consider…?
