stating your opinions in English

1. Expressing your opinions

2. Expressing personal opinions
In my opinion…
My view is…/In my view…
It seems to me that…
I tend to think that…
I’d say that…
As I see it…
Personally, I think (that)…
I would say that…
According to me…
I’d like to point out that…
I (strongly) believe that…
What I mean is…
From my point of view…
The way I see it…
I think…
As I understand it…
I reckon that…
I might be wrong but…
Then,
provide reasons and evidence
to support your opinion!
”I think that the store
should stay open longer.
– It closes at 9 pm and I
am working until 10 pm,
which means I cannot
buy food anywhere
before I go home”

3. Expressing general opinion
- avoid ablosute statements
Some people say that…
Some people believe that…
It is considered to be…
It is generally accepted that…
Almost everyone…
While some people believe…
The majority of students find it…
It is thought that…
Provide reasons and
details to support the
opinion!
”Most of Finnish people do
not believe that the Prime
Minister will succeed in this
difficult task.
- She is not willing to listen
to some of our most
accomplished economists
who could really help the
government.”

5. You can agree or disagree.
As long as you have reasons
for your opinions
Of course.
Exactly.
You’re absolutely right.
I think so too.
That’s a good point.
I don’t think so either.
Neither do I.
Yes, I agree.
I agree with you entirely.
That’s just what I was thinking.
I couldn’t agree more.
So do I.
I’d go along with that.
That’s true.
I agree completely /partially with
this idea.
I don’t agree with you.
I disagree with your opinion.
Yes, but don’t you think that…
I do not believe that.
The problem with your point is that…
I am not convinced taht…
I cannot say I agree with this, and here is why…
That’s not entirely true.
I’m sorry to disagree with you, but…
Yes, but don’t you think (that)…
I’m afraid I have to disagree.
I’m not so sure about that.
I’m not sure that I agree with this idea.
It’s not justified to say so…
I think this idea is impossible.

6. I’d be interested to know your
thoughts on this…
What’s your opinion on this?
How do you feel about this?
What do you think about this?