
| Argument Agreement and Disagreement | |
| A. How to Agree Strongly with an Opinion.  1. I couldn't agree more! 2. That's absolutely true! 3 .Absolutely! 4. I agree with your point. 5. I'd go along with you there. 6. I'm with you on that. 7. That's just what I was thinking. 8. That's exactly what I think. 9. That's a good point. 10. That's just how I see it. 11. That's exactly my opinion.  | B. How to Half Agree with an Opinion.  1. Yes, perhaps, however ... 2. Well, yes, but ... 3. Yes, in a way, however ... 4. Hmm, possibly, but ... 5. Yes, I agree up to a point, however ... 6. Well, you have a point there, but ... 7. There's something there, I suppose, however. 8. I guess you could be right, but ... 9. Yes, I suppose so, however ... 10. That's worth thinking about, but ...  | 
| C. How to Disagree Politely with an Opinion.  1. I am not so sure. 2. Do you think so? 3. Well, it depends. 4. I'm not so certain. 5. Well, I don't know. 6. Well, I'm not so sure about that. 7. Hmm, I'm not sure you're right. 8. I'm inclined to disagree with that. 9. No, I don't think so.  | D. How to Disagree Strongly with an Opinion.  1. I disagree. 2. I disagree with your idea. 3. I'm afraid I don't agree. 4. I'm afraid your idea is wrong. 5. I can't agree with you. 6. I couldn't accept that for a minute. 7. You can't actually mean that. 8. I wouldn't go along with you there. 9. You can't be serious about that. 10. You must be joking. 11. It's possible you are mistaken about that.  | 
| You need to be very polite when disagreeing with someone in English, even someone you know quite well.  With someone you know very well, you can disagree more directly.  | |
| Stating an opinion | ∙In my opinion...  ∙The way I see it... ∙If you want my honest opinion.... ∙According to Lisa... ∙As far as I'm concerned... ∙If you ask me...  | 
| Asking for an opinon | ∙What's your idea?  ∙What are your thoughts on all of this? ∙How do you feel about that? ∙Do you have anything to say about this? ∙What do you think? ∙Do you agree? ∙Wouldn't you say?  | 
| Expressing agreement | ∙I agree with you 100 percent.  ∙I couldn't agree with you more. ∙That's so true. That's for sure. ∙(slang) Tell me about it! ∙You're absolutely right. Absolutely. ∙That's exactly how I feel. Exactly. ∙I'm afraid I agree with James. ∙I have to side with Dad on this one. ∙No doubt about it. ∙(agree with negative statement) Me neither. ∙(weak) I suppose so./I guess so. ∙You have a point there. ∙I was just going to say that.  | 
| Expressing disagreement | ∙I don't think so.     No, I'm not so sure about that. ∙(strong) No way. ∙I'm afraid I disagree. ∙(strong) I totally disagree. ∙I beg to differ. ∙(strong) I'd say the exact opposite. ∙Not necessarily. ∙That's not always true. ∙That's not always the case.  | 
| Interruptions | ∙Can I add something here?  ∙Is it okay if I jump in for a second? ∙If I might add something... ∙Can I throw my two cents in? ∙Sorry to interrupt, but... ∙(after accidentally interrupting someone) Sorry, go ahead. OR Sorry, you were saying... ∙(after being interrupted) You didn't let me finish.  | 
| Settling an argument | ∙Let's just move on, shall we?  ∙Let's drop it. ∙I think we're going to have to agree to disagree. ∙(sarcastic) Whatever you say./If you say so.  | 
