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English: Selection of phrases in order to maintain a conversation
1. How to make a nice entry for the expression
I think ... I think
It seems to me ... I think
(Personally,) I believe ... But I believe
From my point of view / viewpoint ... From my point of view
(Personally,) I feel ... I personally believe
As far as I'm concerned, ... As far as I'm concerned
In my view / opinion ... In my opinion
As I see it, ... As I see it
As far as I can see, ... As far as I know
To my knowledge, ... As far as I
I guess ... I guess
2. How to make sure you still understand
Do you see what I mean? You know what I mean?
I hope that's clear? I hope this is clear?
That's clear, is not it? This is understandable if?
So Does it seem to make sense? The bottom line is clear?
..., If you see what I mean. ... If you know what I mean
Do you see? Right? You understand, right?
Am I making myself clear? I'm making myself clear?
Is that reasonably clear? It is clear enough?
But in a circle of good friends it is possible to quit:
OK? Get it? / Got it? Clear
3. How to start talking about the fact that the other person is wrong
Sorry, that's not right. I'm sorry, this is not so.
I'm afraid you are not quite right. I'm afraid you are not quite right.
I'm not sure you're right about ... I'm not sure you're right about ...
I'm sorry, but you must be mistaken. I'm sorry, but you must be mistaken.
Nothing of the kind. Certainly not.
I might have misunderstood you, but ... Maybe I do not understand, but ...
You must have missed the point. You probably missed the point.
No, that's all wrong. No, this is not true.
Far from it. Far from it.
4. How to make a nice person, you have to agree with his opinion
I'm exactly of the same opinion. I feel the same way.
Oh, exactly! Oh, right!
I can not help thinking the same. I can not disagree.
I absolutely agree. I totally agree.
5. How to make the person uncomfortable, that is, I do not agree with his opinion
As a matter of fact, I do not agree. In fact, I do not agree
I'm not sure, in fact. I'm not sure, to be honest.
I'm not at all convinced. I am not convinced.
I'm afraid I entirely disagree with ... I'm afraid I do not agree with ...
I do not think that's right. I do not think it's right.
I can not say I share your view. I can not say that I share your opinion.
That's not my way of looking at it. This is not my view of things.
6. How and to climb the tree and get the stars
I agree with you up to a point / in a sense / in a way, but ... I agree with you about / in the sense of / about, but ...
I see what you mean, but ... I understand what you mean, but ...
There's some truth in what you say. However, ... there is some truth in what you say. Nevertheless ...
I agree with much of what you say, but ... I agree with the main part of what you have said, but ...
To a certain extent, yes, but ... To a certain extent, yes - but ...
That may be true, but on the other hand ... Maybe so, but on the other hand ...
That's all very well, but ... It's very good, but ...
I agree in principle, but ... In principle, I agree, but ...
There's much in what you say, but ... The fact that you said, a lot makes sense, but ...
In spite of what you say, I think ... In spite of what you said, I think ...
That's one way of looking at it, but ... This is one approach to the problem, but ...
I think it goes further than that. I think the issue is broader than you might think.
Well, I would not say that exactly. Well, I would not say that exactly.
Yes, but another way of looking at it would be (to say) that ... Yes, but on the other hand you could say that ...
OK, but ... Yeah, but ...
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