GIVING YOUR OPINION

Now let’s learn some phrases for giving your opinion – with some detail in order to give you some flexibility in the way you express your opinion:

Strong

• I strongly believe that…

  1. I strongly believe that we will launch our app next month.

  2. I strongly believe that reading books makes you more educated.

  3. I strongly believe that we are heading into trouble.

  4. I strongly believe that next year will be better than this one.

  5. I strongly believe that I've gained weight because I eat too much pizza.

  6. I strongly believe that they will not change the API anytime soon.

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  8. What's your opinion of pineapple on pizza?

     1. I strongly believe that it can be delicious!

• I’m positive that…

  1. I’m positive that if we increase the number of tests that we run, then we will increase the quality of the code.

  2. I'm positive that if we remove alcohol and tobacco from the markets, then we will have a healthier populace.

  3. I'm positive that if we workout on a regular basis, we will be healthier.

  4. What is your opinion of working from home?

     1. I'm positive that working from home is more efficient than working in an office.

• I’m convinced that…

  1. I’m convinced that it will work.

  2. I’m convinced that my manager knows what he's doing.

  3. I’m convinced that cybersec is the future of everything.

• I have no doubt whatsoever that…

  1. I have no doubt whatsoever that working out with dumb bells on a regular basis will help you to be healthier.

  2. I have no doubt whatsoever that you are right!

  3. I have no doubt whatsoever that X is overloaded with debt!

• There’s no question that…

  1. There’s no question that they are coming to our place today.

  2. There’s no question that the USD costs too much.

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• I insist that...

  1. I insist that this file be encrypted.

  2. I insist we buy the more expensive X.
     

Normal

• I think / believe / feel that…

  1. I think that we can try it.

• I recommend...

• From my point of view…

  1. From my point of view we need to be more politically active than we are.

  2. From my point of view, the implementation was poorly done.

  3. From my point of view, we need to hop the next rocket to Mars!

• It's been my experience that...

  1. It's been my experience that MSSQL is the best DB for data migration.

  2. It's been my experience that it's better to implement everything properly.

  3. 
     

• From my hands-on experience...

  1. From my hands-on experience this piano has great key action.

  2. From my hands-on experience I can say that X is the best platform for e-commerce.

  3. 
     

• I would have to say that...

  1. I would have to say that I have never seen or heard this before.

  2. 
     

• I have experienced this before and I think that...

  1. I have experienced poor time estimates before. We will probably have to postpone the release date.

  2. I have experienced poor time estimates before. We will probably have to push back the dead line.

  3. 
     

• It's been my experience...

• In my opinion...

  1. In my opinion, we need a different approach to this problem.

  2. In my opinion we shouldn't [create| use ] a true AI.

  3. In my opinion, it's a bad combination! I don't like mixing sweet and savory.

• In my experience…

(use this phrase to base your opinion on your experience)

1. In my experience, this is probably a bad [decision|choice].

• I find that…

  1. I find that solution overly complex. [Would | Have] you considered a different approach?
     (use this phrase to base your opinion on your experience)

• I’d say that…

  1. I'd say that it's bad news for the current government.

• If you want my honest opinion, I think that…
  (use these phrases when you want to express a negative or critical opinion. The word “honest” is a diplomatic way to signal that you are going to say something negative or unpopular)

• To be honest…

  1. To be honest, I think this is a [bad|good] idea!

  2. To be honest, I think that we have incurred enormous technical debt.

  3. To be honest, I think we should postpone [deployment|the party |the meeting | it].

  4. To be honest, I think we should [leave |eat |deploy |make a decision] sooner than later.

  5. To be honest, I don't know what you are talking about!

Weak

• It seems to me that…

  1. It seems to me that we are going around in circles!

     1. idiom: We are making no progress.

     2. saying: What goes around, comes around! (karmic nature of the universe)

  2. It seems to me that that is illegal.

  3. It seems to me that pizza is not a healthy choice.

  4. It seems to me that we'll need more time than we originally estimated.

  5. It seems to me that we should read a book instead of watching a movie.

  6. 
     

• It appears to me that...

  1. It appears to me that she doesn't [recognize,remember] you.

  2. 
     

• It’s possible that…

  1. It’s possible that I'll be able to complete it in a week.

  2. 
     

  3. It's possible that it might rain today.

  4. It’s possible that humans are not the only intelligent species in the universe.

  5. It’s possible that I have gained weight because I ate too much pizza.

• I tend to [believe|think] that…

• I believe that...

  1. I believe that this is the usual condition.

  2. I believe that she will return soon.

  3. 
     

• My initial reaction to …

  1. My initial reaction to the show was really positive. I enjoyed the story and the characters.

  2. 
     

• My initial reaction is…
  (use this phrase to show that this is an opinion you haven’t thought very deeply about)

• I really haven't given it much thought...

No opinion

• I've never really thought about it before...

• I have no interest in that subject so I don't have an opinion.

Questions

What is your opinion of the benefits of learning history?

What is your opinion of pineapple on pizza?

What is your opinion of electric cars?