INTRODUCING A POINT
By way of introduction, (let me give you the background of the issue in question.)
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Id like to draw your attention to the fact that ,
My report concerns . / is concerned with /
My report deals with
My report dwells upon
My report looks into / /
My report touches upon
The facts are briefly these: , , :
The point in question (is) , ()
The question / The point / at issue is / / ,
There is something Id like to tell you. - .
There is something I want you to know. , - ().
The subject matter of my report is / / ,
This is how the story goes: / The story goes like this:
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To start with, / To begin with, / To start the ball rolling,
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We kick off with
Without further / much /(any) more / ado, I would like to introduce my topic.
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2. EXPRESSING ONES PERSONAL OPINION
I believe / guess / think / suppose / take it /, (that) ,
If you ask me, ,
In my opinion
In my (point of) view, C ,
It seems to me that ,
Its my belief, (that) ,
To my mind, -,
STATING SOMETHING AS A FACT
As everyone knows, ,
It goes without saying (that) , / ,
It is common knowledge that ,
It is universally acknowledged / recognized / that ,
Lets face the fact (that) / Lets face it
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There is no denying that ,
There is no doubting that ,
This is as true of (smb / smth) as of (smb / smth else). (-. / -.), (-. / -. ).
EXPRESSING AGREEMENT
Absolutely! /By all means! / Exactly! ! / !
(But) of course! () !
I couldnt agree with you more! !
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Im of the same opinion! !
Indeed! ! / !
I (quite) agree! () !
It has something to do with (smth).
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It stands to reason! ! !
No doubt about it! Its beyond all doubt! !
Quite so! !
Thats right! / Thats it! / Thats the idea! / ! / !
Theres no doubt about it! !
This is as true as I stand here! , , !
This is where we coincide (in opinion). .
Youre right, to a certain extent / degree.
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You have hit the nail on the head! !
Youve got a point there! / Thats a point! ( ) - !
Youve got hold of the right end of the stick! !
EXPRESSING DISAGREEMENT
I am afraid you have missed the point! , / /!
I am inclined to hold a different view!
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I beg to differ! !
I can hardly agree with that! !
I cant help disagreeing with you! / I cant help but disagree with you!
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I disagree / differ / (with you) on this point!
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I doubt it! Im doubtful about it! I have my / some / doubts about that!
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I hate to say it but Im of a (slightly) different opinion about all this!
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It has nothing to do with it! / Its neither here nor there! !
Its a moot point! !
Just the other way (a)round! !
, not at all. / , not by a long chalk / shot /! , !
On the contrary, ,
, quite the contrary. , .
That is something where we differ in opinion!
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Thats not entirely true! !
This is a different kettle of fish altogether! !
This is where we (seem to) differ! (,) !
(Im afraid) you fail to see my point / to get my meaning /, Im bound to say /!
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You are all abroad (as to / with / this point).
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You are badly /sadly / mistaken! !
You are clearly under (a) misapprehension (as to this issue)!
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You are labouring under a delusion / a mistake / a misapprehension!
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You seem to be in the dark about it! , !
You dont seem to know chalk from cheese!
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Youve got hold of the wrong end of the stick! !
6. EXPRESSING THE PROS & CONS
At first sight, ,
Contrariwise, / /,
On second thought(s),
For all (this), there is also (that). (), ().
On the one hand, on the other hand, . , , , .
There are two sides to this question / issue / problem / point. .
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There is an argument against
There is an argument in favour of / /
While admitting that , one should never / we shouldnt / forget that
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7. PARENTHETICAL WORDS & EXPRESSIONS
According to . /
As a matter of fact, ,
As far as I know, / As far as I can judge ,
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As far as this matter / aspect / is concerned,
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As to / for / /
By and large, , / ,
By the by, By the way, ,
Er, how shall I put it, ,
I am far from saying (that) / Far be it from me to say (that)
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If I may sidetrack you for a minute, ,
If you know what I mean. , .
I lay special stress / emphasis / on the fact that
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In any case, , / ,
In a sense, / In a way, /
I state it emphatically (that) ,
It would be an exaggeration to say (that)
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I would like to stress the fact that ,
I wouldnt like to beat about the bush. .
Just the other way around,
Let me put it another way! -.
Not to stray from the point, () ,
Roughly speaking, ,
So, / Now, /Right, / Still, ,
Strange / Funny / as it may seem, ; Strangely / Funnily / enough,
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The thing / point / is (that) ,
To all intents and purposes, / ,
To keep to the point, () ,
To put it mildly, ,
Very well then, , (),
Well, ,
You follow me, dont you? , ?
You get my meaning, dont you? , ?
You get the picture, dont you? , ?
