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INFORMAL LANGUAGE-NATURAL CONVERSATION

As for…

My first choice/ suggestion/ proposal/

candidate

He/ it is also…

..which means that…

..so…

As I said… A major advantage

An important benefit

On the downside

But as it says here he/it is

While he/it is…he/it has the drawback of/ his

skills far outweigh the rest

He has relative experience in

Both have points in their favor / are suitable

for

If I had to chose one this would be..for a

number of reasons

Contrary to

He has relative experience in

Both have points in their favor / are suitable

for

If I had to chose one this would be..for a

number of reasons

Contrary to
That’s a good point

You’ve got a point there

I admit you’re right

Certainly, definitely

You did well to mention this

So, which one do you feel is best?

Exactly, so we have decided that

We both agree on

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Another point / element that should be

pointed out/ highlighted

Taking everything into consideration/ account

The deciding factor

I really think we ought to mention

it ties nicely with

There are several reasons for our making this

choice

First of all…

This is a definite plus

Furthermore, moreover

Last but not least

For all these reasons

I see your point

This was sth that we thought of but..

I can understand your worries but..

Up to a point you are right

I understand your concern but this is nth to

worry about

Contrary to your concern

I am convinced/ confident that

As we said/ mentioned previously