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Expressions for Agreeing, Disagreeing, Suggesting Alternatives, and Interrupting

Below are some useful expressions for agreeing, disagreeing, suggesting alternatives, and interrupting.

 

Giving an Opinion
In my opinion…
I think…
The way I see it…
According to…
As far as I’m concerned…
Asking for an Opinion
What do you think?
Do you agree?
What are your thoughts on this?

 

Agreeing
I completely agree. (strong)
You’re absolutely right. (strong)
I couldn’t agree more. (strong)
Exactly.
You’re right.
I agree.
I guess so. (weak)
You could be right. (weak)
You may have a point there. (weak)
Disagreeing
I completely disagree. (strong)
I totally disagree. (strong)
I disagree.
That’s not always true.
That’s not always the case.
I’m not so sure about that.  (weak)
I don’t know if I agree with you. (weak)

 

Acknowledging someone’s argument and presenting yours
I agree with you, but…
That may be true, but…
I see your point, but…
I guess so, but…
That’s not necessarily true because…
Not necessarily because…

 

Countering  Directly
But…
But why…?
But if…
But what about…

 

Interrupting
Sorry to interrupt, but…
Can I add something?
Sorry, you were saying… (after interrupting someone)
Please let me finish. (after being interrupted)

 

Redirecting
Let’s get back to…
Getting back to…
You were saying that…
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