Stating Opinion in English 

Stating your Opinion 

1. It seems to me that ... 

2. In my opinion, ... 
3. I am of the opinion that .../ I take the view that .. 
4. My personal view is that ... 
5. In my experience ... 
6. As far as I understand / can see, ... 
7. As I see it, ... / From my point of view ... 
8. As far as I know ... / From what I know ... 
9. I might be wrong but ... 
10. If I am not mistaken ... 
11. I believe one can (safely) say ... 
12. It is claimed that ... 
13. I must admit that ... 
14. I cannot deny that ... 
15. I can imagine that ... 
16. I think/believe/suppose ... 
17. Personally, I think ... 
18. That is why I think ... 
19. I am sure/certain/convinced that ... 
20. I am not sure/certain, but ... 
21. I am not sure, because I don't know the situation exactly. 
22. I am not convinced that ... 
23. I have read that ... 
24. I am of mixed opinions (about / on) ... 
25. I am of mixed opinions about / on this. 
26. I have no opinion in this matter. 

Outlining Facts 
27. The fact is that 
28. The (main) point is that ... 
29. This proves that ... 
30. What it comes down to is that ... 
31. It is obvious that ... 
32. It is certain that ... 
33. One can say that ... 
34. It is clear that ... 
35. There is no doubt that ... 

Vocabulary for debates and discussion FORMAL

When you want to state an opinion:  You know what I think... I think that____
 Wouldn't you say that_______?
 INFORMAL

 In my opinion____
 I think that_____
 I feel that______
 I believe that______
 It seems to me that________
 If you ask me_____  Don't you agree that_______?
 I'd say that_______  I'd just like to say that______
 The point is________  I'd like to point out that_______
 As I see it_______
 I'd say that______
 The point is______

 
When you want someone to repeat or explain:

 I don't understand what you mean

 Would you explain that, please?
 I'm sorry, but I didn't understand your point.
 Could you give an example?
 What do you mean by_____?

When you want to agree with someone (in ascending order of formality):

 You're right
 I think so, too
 I agree with you
 You could be right
 I couldn't agree more
 That's a good point
 I couldn't agree more
 I see what you mean
 That's just what I was thinking
 I agree entirely
 You know, that's exactly what I think

When you want to disagree with someone (in Informal disagreement (between
ascending order of formality): people you know very well)

 Yes, but_____  I can't agree with you there

 I disagree  You can't be serious!!
 That's not the point  Come off it!
 No, I think you're wrong  Don't be silly!
 Up to a point, but________
 Yes, that's quite true, but_____
 I'm not sure I quite agree
 Well, you have a point there, but_____
 Perhaps, but don't you think that_____
 I see what you mean, but________
  I tend to disagree with you there

When you want to persuade someone:

 You must admit that___

 Do you really believe that_____?
 Don't you think that______?
 Don't you agree that____?