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Conversational Formulas (Cliches)

Disagreement: Far from it. You are (he is) mistaken. It’s the other way round. Here I differ from you. I doubt it. You are completely and utterly wrong.

Agreement:I (fully) agree that… . I think it is quite true. I share your opinion. (I’m of the same opinion). I fully support this. On the whole you are right but… . There’s something in what you say. It really looks like that. I won’t deny that… . I am afraid it is so.

Praise and approbation: It’s lovely (amazing, superb, great). I’m absolutely thrilled. An empressive piece of literature. It’s fun reading this!

Persuading:Do follow my advice and … . I assure you it’s worth it. I wish I could convince you. If I were you, I should… .

Stating preferences:As far as I’m concerned… . From my point of view… I’m rather more interested in… than… . I’d much prefer that one because… . I like … better than… . … appeals to me more than … .

Introducing a point and Holding the Floor:I’d like to mention… . Could I raise the subject of …? There is one question I’d like to raise… . I feel we must discuss the issue of… . Sorry, I’m not through yet.

Correcting people:No, I’m afraid you are mistaken. Not exactly, but… . I’m afraid you’re on the wrong track. Sorry to correct you but there’s something else you haven’t noticed.

Interrupting conversation:If I could stop you there for a second… . Could I just say…? Could I butt in here…? Hold on a second. Don’t you think… . May I say something here? I’d like to add something here, if I may.

Asking for opinion:How do you feel about… ?What’s your opinion of…?What about…? What’s your position on…?

Giving Opinion:In my opinion… as I see it… . Frankly I think… . As far as I’m able to judge… . From my point of view… . It would seem to me that… .

Asking for clarification:Sorry, I’m not quite with you. Do you mean… ? I’m afraid I don’t follow… . I’m sorry I don’t see what you mean. I’m sorry but could you explain what you mean by… .

Giving clarification:What I mean is … . All I’m trying to say is… . Well, what I’m trying to say is that… .

Asking for More Detailed Information:Could I ask you a little more about…? I’m interested in knowing more about… . I wonder if you could explain about … in more details?

Making Generalisations:Generally speaking… By and large… On the whole.. . In more cases… .

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