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    CAE Conversation Gambits

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    CONVERSATIONAL REMARKS I prefer...-ing to...

    -ing
    If I had to choose I'd...
    I'd be far happier doing...than...
    Speculating It depends. Sometimes...but other times...
    ...might / could / could well (be) / must be...
    ...might / must/ can't have been ... Agreeing / disagreeing
    ...looks as if (they are)... / looks like (a I definitely agree...
    businessman) I think you're right, but...
    I get the impression that... It sounds reasonable
    ...seems to / appears to be (leading) I couldn't agree more...
    There may be some truth in what you say,
    Describing location but don't you think it's more a question of...?
    ...in the foreground / background. I take your point but that's not the way I see
    ...on the left/ on the right it.
    ...at the very top/ bottom of the picture I see what you mean but I'm not at all
    ...right next to convinced that...
    ...directly opposite. I'm afraid I disagree (with)...
    ...just/ a little to the right Yes, but on the other hand, don't you think
    that...
    Describing similarities and differences
    Both pictures show ... Admitting that you might be mistaken
    There are ... in both pictures. I hadn't thought of ...in that way.
    Compared to... Come to think of it you might be right
    In contrast to... I suppose you're right.
    Similar / almost identical to... I must admit it's true that...
    Slightly / completely different from...
    (not) as (spacious) as... Commenting on something you know
    This picture looks... whereas / while this nothing about
    one... Actually,I don't have any first-hand
    experience of...but...
    Giving your opinion Personally, I've never had anything to do
    In my opinion / view... with ... but...
    Generally speaking , I think...
    I'm quite convinced that... Coming to a conclusion / Summarizing and
    To be quite honest / frank... reporting a decision
    I (strongly ) feel / believe... It looks as if we all agree that...
    As far as I'm concerned,... It would appear that we are in complete
    It is reasonable to assume that... agreement.
    So that was the conclusion we reached:...
    In brief,...
    Involving the other person In a word,...
    What/how about you? So to sum up,...
    What are your views on...?
    What's your opinion about...? Making a choice
    Would you agree with that? I definitely wouldn't select this one
    We haven't talk about ...What do you think because...
    ...? Although this one seems ...,it wouldn't...
    This (looks boring), don't you think? This one is certainly a possibility because...
    You seem to have a different opinion, don't
    you? Advising someone (not) to do something
    If I were you, I'd...
    Expressing preferences You'd better (not) do...
    I 'd much rather do...than... I'd certainly recommend...
    I'd prefer to do...rather than...
    I could never do...but I'd really enjoy... Giving yourself time to think
    Er...I would say that...
    Well, now, let me see / think...
    It's difficult to say exactly but...

    Asking for clarification


    I'm sorry I didn't quite catch that. Could you
    say it again,please?
    I'm not quite sure what we have to do. Could
    you repeat that ,please?

    Clarifying your point


    What I mean is...
    What I'm trying to say is...
    Let me put it in other words...
    How shall I put it?

    Saying you're (not) interested


    I'm very keen on...
    I find...fascinating
    Actually,this type of ...really interests me.
    I'm a bit of a fanatic.
    I find...rather boring
    I can't say I have a great interest in...
    I couldn't care less about...
    ...isn't my kind of thing at all.

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