Linking expressions to use when speaking

Clarifying your own ideas Understanding

In other words, I get it.
What I mean is … That wouldn’t be my second guess.
What I’m trying to say is … I see what you mean.
What I wanted to say was … I’ve got that / I see.
To clarify, Disagreeing
Asking for clarification I don’t think so.
What do you mean (by that)? I am not sure that’s true
What are you trying to say? I am not sure if I agree because …
What was that again? That may be true, but …
Could you clarify that? I wish I could agree with you, but I can’t mainly
because
Agreeing
You have a point there, but …
You are right about that.
It doesn’t make sense.
I couldn’t agree with you more
*Come one, give me a break.
That’s good point to consider.
*You make be kidding / joking.
You got my support
I think we are seeing things in a different way.
I am all for it
Giving opinions
That makes sense
I think that …
You can say that again
I’d like to point out …
That’s exactly what I was thinking
Personally speaking, I think …
Exactly
As I see it.
That’s exactly how I feel because
It seems to me that …
Asking opinions
Describing past experiences
What’s your opinion?
As far as I can remember…
What do you think about …?
I remember very clearly …
How do you feel about …?
That takes me back to the time when I …
How would you react to this situation?
I’ll never forget the time I …
Misunderstanding
I am not sure I can remember all the details, but …
Sorry, I didn’t [catch / get / hear] what you said.
Looking back over the years, I remember
Could you please [speak up / speak a little slower]?
It’s been ages, but I can still remember (that) …
Could you say that again?
Showing interest
Can you repeat that, please?
Could you tell me more about …?
I don’t get it.
Really why / why not?
That’s sounds interesting to me, tell me more.
 List of Connectors

1. Linking words for essays, reports,

papers result
Listing consequently
firstly, secondly, … therefore
to begin / start with …, to conclude with thus
in the first place, in the second place as a resut
next, then, finally, last(ly) because of that …
last but not least … that’s why …
adding due to this
also to clarify
furthermore … to put it another way
moreover … to be more precise
in addition to that … in other words
above all … contrasting
additionally on the contrary
hence in contrast to that
besides but, however
comparing nevertheless
equally, likewise, similarly, in the same / a on the one hand …, on the other hand …
different way
on the other side of the coin
compared to / with, in comparison with
2. Giving one’s own opinion
concluding
In my view; To my mind, In my opinion,
all in that / in conclusion …
I think that, I believe that,
to sum up …
I agree with …, I disagree
I draw the conclusion / arrive at the conclusion
that … I doubt that …
I conclude … According to the text …
In short It seems to me that …
I have come to the conclusion that… Another argument is that …
Summing up, it can be said that … As far as I am concerned, …
given the above points One reason is that …
in brief I would say that …
exemplifying For all these reasons I would support the view
that
for example (e.g.), for instance
As a result …
that is to say
It is for this reason that I think …
I am convinced that …
I feel that …