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Centaur’s Advice on Expressions (1) PERSUADING You must admit that.........
You have to agree that...........
Let’s not forget that.................
Don’t forget that....................
Don’t you think that.........
COUNTER-ARGUING Even so,.
Still,.....................
Nevertheless,...........
Then again,..............
All the same,.............
Granted that... However,..
Admittedly.... but
You have a point, but
I see your point, but.. CONCEDING Yes, I’ll go along with that.
I’ll agree with you there.
Well, you’ve convinced me. ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION What do you mean?
What do you mean by.........?
Do you mean................?
I’m sorry, but I didn’t follow you. Could you please elaborate?
I’m not sure what you mean.
Could you please explain that in a little more detail?
Could you tell us more about that?
Could you be more specific? CLARIFYING What I mean is......
In other words....
For example..
For instance ..
To give you an example....
Actually..
In fact...
The point I’m trying to make is.
A case which illustrates this....
Let me give you an example.. INTERRUPTING Excuse me............
Sorry to interrupt....
Sorry for interrupting...........
May I add something here?
Could I come in here?
Sorry for butting in.....
If I could just add.... STOPPING INTERRUPTIONS If I could just finish...........
If you’d(would) just let me finish..
Hang on..
Hold on..
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