Formulaic language for…

1)expressing one´s opinions/speculating:

• I imagine...

• I guess...

• I wonder(if)...

• I (don´t) find it...

• They/It must/may/might/ could (be)...

• They´re/It´s probably...

• I (don´t) think/reckon/believe...

• Personally, ...

• It seems (to me) (that)...

• It looks as if/though + sentence

2)inviting a person to give their opinion about something:

• What about you?

• And you?
• What do you think about it?
• How do you feel about/see it?
• Do you agree?
• Do you think the same (as I do)?
• What´s your (point of) view on it?
• What´s your standpoint on it?
• Do you feel the same in relation to/concerning this?

3)expressing disagreement about something:

• True, but…
• Well, I´m afraid I don´t see it/think the same way (as you do)…
• Sorry, but I don´t quite agree (with you)…
• Uhm, I guess/reckon/believe/think I´ll have to disagree (with you) (on that/this)…
• Well, it seems (to me) (that) we don´t share the same (point of) view/standpoint/stance on
this/that, as…
• Sorry, but, we don´t seem to share the same (point of) view/standpoint/stance on this/that, as…