If you are a naturally inquisitive person, or you like to pick other people's brain, you will often ask for the opinions of others. And if you enjoy expressing your ideas, giving your opinion is something you will do time and again.
So if asking and giving opinions is an integral part of the language we use, it makes sense to have a handful of different ways to give and express opinions in your arsenal.
That being said, you might want to stop leaning only on the tried and trusted phrases which you have always used, like ”I think..”. or “In my opinion…”, and try out some different expressions for asking and giving opinions.
In this series of posts, let's take a look at natural expressions for asking and giving opinions, responding to opinions, agreeing and disagreeing.
EXPRESSING OPINIONS
If you ask me, ...
Personally speaking...
To be (perfectly) frank …
In my book ...
As far as I can tell ...
The way I see it ...
From my perspective ...
In my experience ...
It goes without saying that …
I’m no expert (on this), but …
I'm out of my depth here, but ...
I haven't given much thought to it, but ...
ASKING FOR OPINIONS
What do you make of ... ?
How do you feel about ...?
What's your take on ...?
What's your stance on ...?
Where do you stand on ... ?
What are your thoughts on ...?
RESPONDING TO OPINIONS
I see what you mean.
You’ve got a point there.
That’s a very good point.
That’s a great suggestion.
That’s one way of looking at it.
To be continued ...
So if asking and giving opinions is an integral part of the language we use, it makes sense to have a handful of different ways to give and express opinions in your arsenal.
That being said, you might want to stop leaning only on the tried and trusted phrases which you have always used, like ”I think..”. or “In my opinion…”, and try out some different expressions for asking and giving opinions.
In this series of posts, let's take a look at natural expressions for asking and giving opinions, responding to opinions, agreeing and disagreeing.
EXPRESSING OPINIONS
If you ask me, ...
Personally speaking...
To be (perfectly) frank …
In my book ...
As far as I can tell ...
The way I see it ...
From my perspective ...
In my experience ...
It goes without saying that …
I’m no expert (on this), but …
I'm out of my depth here, but ...
I haven't given much thought to it, but ...
ASKING FOR OPINIONS
What do you make of ... ?
How do you feel about ...?
What's your take on ...?
What's your stance on ...?
Where do you stand on ... ?
What are your thoughts on ...?
RESPONDING TO OPINIONS
I see what you mean.
You’ve got a point there.
That’s a very good point.
That’s a great suggestion.
That’s one way of looking at it.
To be continued ...
