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Useful Language for Participating in Meetings
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Giving an opinion |
I'm convinced I'm sure I have no doubt |
I think As I see it, In my opinion, |
It seems to me I tend to think I feel |
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Agreeing |
I totally agree. I agree entirely with... I quite agree. I couldn't agree more. Absolutely/Precisely/ Exactly |
I agree with you. I think you are right. That's true. |
Maybe you are right. Perhaps. I tend to agree. I suppose so. |
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Disagreeing |
I don't agree with you at all. I totally disagree. You are quite wrong about that. It's out of the question. Of course not. Rubbish./Nonsense./No way. |
I don't really think so. I can't see that I'm afraid. I'm afraid I can't agree with you there. |
I'm not sure. I tend to disagree. Do you really think so? Is that such a good idea? |
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Making a suggestion |
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I suggest (that) we buy... I would suggest strengthening our... My suggestion would be to spend... |
We could sell... Perhaps we should... It might be worth setting... What about appointing... Why don't we borrow... |
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Expressing reservations |
You have a point, but... I agree to some extend, but... I suppose you are right, but ... Maybe that's true, but ... |
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Checking comprehension/reformulating |
To put that another way,... If I follow you correctly,... So what you are saying is... Does that mean... Are you saying...? |
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