CONTRASTING POINTS
although / yet / however / nevertheless / in spite of / while / despite / even if / even though / at the same time
LISITING POINTS
firstly / in the first place / first of all / to start with / secondly / thirdly / finally
ADDING MORE POINTS ON THE TOPIC
ehat is more / furthermore / also / apart from / in addition to / moreover / besides / too / not to mention the fact that
CONCLUDING
finally / lastly / above all / all in all / taking everything into account / on the whole / all things considered / in conclusion / as I have said / as was previously stated / to sum up
TO MAKE GENERAL STATEMENTS
as a rule / generally / in general / as a general rule / on the whole
COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES
well / actually / as a matter of fact / to be quite honest / let me see / I entirely disagree / I firlmy believe... / let’s put it this way.../ I’m definetly against.../ It’s essential that.../I propose that.../in addition to that.../well, my point is that.../I appreciate.../what a surprise! / if you see what I mean...
EXPRESSING PERSONAL OPINION
in my opinion / in my view / to my mind / to my way of thinking / personally I believe / it strikes me that / I feel very strongly that / I am inclined to believe that / it seemd to me that / it seems to me that / as far as I am concerned
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