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English phrases for giving opinions

20 phrases from the lesson “In My Opinion”.

• as far as I'm concernedused to give your personal opinion clearly
• to be fairused to make a fair or balanced comment, often before disagreeing slightly
• it dependsused to say your answer isn't fixed; it changes according to the situation
• I'd argue thata fairly confident way to introduce your opinion
• have a pointto say something reasonable or true
• on the wholeconsidering everything in general
• if you ask meused to introduce a personal, sometimes strong opinion
• when it comes to (sth)used to introduce a specific topic you're about to comment on
• I'm not so sure about (sth)used to express doubt, politely
• at the end of the dayused to introduce the most important point, after considering everything
• for what it's worthused to introduce an opinion humbly, suggesting it may not matter much
• I'd venture to saya polite, slightly formal way to state an opinion you're fairly confident about
• on balanceconsidering everything, when you weigh the good and bad
• be that as it mayused to acknowledge a point before disagreeing or continuing
• there's something to be said for (sth)used to admit that an option has a genuine advantage
• up to a pointtrue or acceptable, but with limits
• as far as I can tellbased on what I know, though I might be wrong
• if anythingused to suggest something is true, perhaps more than expected
• I'm inclined to thinka fairly formal way of saying you tend to believe something
• by and largegenerally speaking, with a few exceptions