Name: DO NOT SAY 'I think...' - say THIS instead - 21 more advanced alternative phrases
Uploaded: 2022-02-25T02:00:32.000Z
Duration: 13 min 39 s
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- Hello, everyone and welcome back to English with Lucy.

In debates, in English classes, in conversation,

If you really want to show that you have an incredible,

then you need to find some other ways of saying I think so.

So this video is really going to help you

but if you want to improve your listening skills

and your pronunciation skills even further,

then I highly recommend the special method

whilst listening to the audiobook version on Audible.

It might sound complicated, but it's not,

and it has helped so many of my English students.

or a book that you would like to read in English,

I've got loads of recommendations down below

in the description box, and read it whilst listening

Reading alone will not help you with your pronunciation.

English is not a strictly phonetic language,

the way a word is spelt or written in English

your brain will start making connections,

you'll know exactly how it's meant to sound,

how it's pronounced, and the next time you hear that word,

you'll know exactly how it's spelt, or written.

and the best part is you can get one free audiobook

all you've got to do is click on the link

Right, let's get started with the lesson.

Number one is an informal one, it's, "I'm not going to lie,"

it's a very helpful one actually, "I'm not gonna lie,"

sometimes just shortened down to, "Not Gonna Lie,"

So if we're texting, NGL, and then our opinion.

"I'm not going to lie, I was pretty insulted

"to not be invited to my ex-boyfriend's wedding."

Number two is, "In all honesty, in all honesty."

and I would say it's leaning towards informal.

An example, "In all honesty, I had every right to be there.

"In all honesty, I had every right to be there."

Number three is, "In my view, in my view,"

and this one is slightly more formal, actually.

Another example, "In my view, I should have been invited,

"so it was totally fair for me to turn up on the day.

"so it was totally fair for me to turn up on the day."

A lot of these examples will use should have,

I've recently made a video about shoulda, woulda and coulda,

so I've shared that link in the description box

Number four is, "If you ask me, if you ask me."

"but it was a shame I have to stand at the back.

"If you ask me, the church service was wonderful,

"but it was a shame I had stand at the back."

neither informal nor formal, as far as I can tell.

but we're talking about our brain rather than ourselves,

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DO NOT SAY 'I think...' - say THIS instead - 21 more advanced alternative phrases

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