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

hello everyone and welcome back to english with Lucy today I am going to give you 21 advanced alternatives for I think I think that I think is very boring overused and it's just repetitive in debates in English classes in conversation we are always asked to give our opinion and more often than not I hear my students saying I think I think that I don't think they were a rough if you really want to show that you have an incredible and profound and advanced vocabulary then you need to find some other ways of saying I think so I have got 21 advanced alternatives ranging from formal to informal so this video is really going to help you with your vocabulary but if you want to improve your listening skills and your pronunciation skills even further then I highly recommend the special method of reading an actual book 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 what you have to do is take a book that you have already read in English 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 to the audiobook version on audible so as you are reading the words you are also hearing the words 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 might not give you any indication as to how it is pronounced if you listen to a word as you read it your brain will start making connections and the next time you see that word 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 it is such an effective method and the best part is you can get one free audiobook that's a 30-day free trial on audible all you've got to do is click on the link in description box and sign up right let's get started with the lesson number one is an informal one it's I'm not going to lie or I'm not gonna lie I've got a video on water and gunner it's very helpful well actually I'm not gonna lie sometimes just shorten down to not gonna lie or abbreviated to n GL so if we're texting ng L and then our opinion an example I'm not going to lie I was pretty insulted to not be invited to my ex-boyfriends wedding I'm not going to lie I was pretty insulted to not be invited to my ex-boyfriends wedding number two is in all honesty in all honesty this is very commonly used to nowadays 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 in my view I should have been invited so it was totally fair for me to turn up on the day a lot of these examples will use should have would have and could have I've recently made a video about shoulda woulda coulda so I've shared that link in the description box and up here on a card number four is if you ask me if you ask me an example if you ask me the church service was wonderful but it was a shame I had to stand at the back if you ask me the church service was wonderful but it was a shame I had to stand at the back number five is as far as I can tell as far as I can tell these past two have been fairly neutral neither informal nor formal as far as I can tell an example as far as I can tell the bride wasn't really expecting me as far as I can tell the bride wasn't really expecting me number six is to my mind to my mind and this just means to me but we're talking about our brain rather our selves and it is more formal an example to my mind she should have been happier to see me and receive my support to my mind she should have been happier to see me and receive my support number seven again slightly more formal as far as I'm concerned as far as I'm concerned an example as far as I'm concerned she totally overreacted and shouldn't have cried as far as I'm concerned she totally overreacted and shouldn't have cried again more info on should have would have and could have in the description box it's a really important lesson number eight the way I see things or the way I see it you can use either or an example the way I see things I made the family photographs a lot more interesting the way I see things I made the family photographs a lot more interesting an alternative as I see things or as I see it an example as I see it they obviously didn't take me into consideration when drawing up the seating plans as I see it they obviously didn't take me into consideration when drawing up seating plans now you might have noticed there's a bit of a story going on through the examples which I think is quite fun and but you might need a little bit more explanation about British weddings we always have a seating plan so we'll have a list of all the table names for the meal and it's called the seating plan and everyone is put in a certain spot and we have our name on the table and we use drawing up because of the phrasal verb to draw up normally a plan or a document it means to write and prepare a document or plan now number 10 is it seems to me that it seems to me that quite a neutral one may be leaning on formal an example it seems to me that everyone overreacted when I tried to sit at the top table it seems to me that everyone overreacted when I tried to sit at the top table now another bit of info for you on British weddings there is often a top table most weddings have round tables and all the guests will sit on round tables but there is a big long table a bit higher up overlooking all of the other guests where the bride the groom two people getting married and their families sit so it's the most important people and the bride's men and the groomsmen as well number 11 I believe I believe this is just a really good alternative for I think if you're in a pinch and you want to say I think and you don't know what else to say just say I believe an example I believe they should have just made space for me in the first place I believe that they should have just made space for me in the first place number 12 is I would say or shortened down to I'd say I'd say an example I'd say the food was very good but it was a shame I had to share it with my neighbor I'd say the food was very good but it was a shame I had to share it with my neighbor now you might know the word neighbor as someone who lives next to you if you are sitting at a table then you might also say the word neighbor your teacher might say it when you're sitting at a desk swap your answers with your neighbor swap your answers with the person next to you number 13 I consider I consider normally followed by something then to be I consider something to be an example I consider it to be very rude that I was forced to sit down when I stood up to make a speech I consider it to be very rude that I was forced to sit down when I stood up to make a speech number 14 is to me to me just another way of saying in my opinion an example to me no one knows my ex better than I do so I should have been able to tell all of his funny stories to me no one knows my ex better than I do so I should have been able to tell all of his funny stories my god can you imagine can you imagine if this happened at your wedding my weddings coming up I'm a-thinkin I don't think we have any crazy exes yet what do I mean by yet carry on this carry on number 15 is from my point of view from my point of view this again is slightly more formal but can be used in both informal and formal situations an example from my point of view the first dance was cringeworthy so I did everyone a favor by joining in from my point of view the first dance was cringeworthy so I did everyone a favor by joining in part of our wedding culture is to have a first dance together and everyone watches and then after that everyone can join in but after they have finished or if they have said come in you do not button the first number 16 is it is my view that or it is my belief that both are more or less the same an example it is my view that the open bar made everything worse it is my view that the open bar made everything worse now a bit of extra info an open bar is something that you really hope is that a wedding that you're attending its when the bar is already paid for you don't have to pay anything at that bar I'd say it's probably thirty seventy at weddings in the UK you're most likely to have an open bar but it just depends on the couple's financial situation it's typical for the parents of the bride of the lady getting married to pay for the wedding but if they're not in a good financial situation or maybe the bride and groom are funding it themselves they might not be in a position to offer an open bar number 17 is a very slang one it's I reckon I reckon and I think that this is a very British word if any Americans are watching can you let me know do you use reckon I reckon I think in your dialect an example I reckon the 6th gin and tonic tipped me over the edge I reckon the 6th gin and tonic tipped me over the edge to tip someone over the edge is to make someone either really sad or a bit crazy or to lose the plot to be crazy so I might have been you know tipsy well merry up until the 6th a gin and tonic and then it was that sixth one that tipped me and made me downright CRAZY number 18 is I honestly believe that I honestly believe that an example I honestly believe that if I hadn't started cutting the cake no one would have I honestly believe that if I hadn't started cutting the cake no one would have in your culture does the bride and groom have the first cut of the wedding cake together quite an important part of the day 19 is honestly speaking honestly speaking and this one is informal an example honestly speaking I probably shouldn't have thrown my slice at the bride honestly speaking I probably shouldn't have thrown my slice at the bride number 20 is I feel that I feel and that's another good one word alternative for think just like believe I feel I think I believe an example I feel that my ex could have found a more welcoming bride with a better sense of humor I feel that my ex could have found a more welcoming bride with a better sense of humor and number 21 the last one this is again quite neutral it's personally speaking personally speaking an example personally speaking calling the police was a bit OTT personally speaking calling the police was a bit OTT OTT means over-the-top too much over-the-top we often shorten it down to OTT right that is it for today's lesson this is a new format it just came to me whilst I was looking at all of these words and phrases and I just thought it would be really really fun if we could follow a ridiculous story through all of the examples did you enjoy it did it make you stay to the end well if you're watching this did let me know your feedback in the description box I'd happily do it again because I had a lot of fun writing it especially though that my weddings coming up this year don't forget to check out audible you can claim your free audiobook by clicking on the link in the description box and don't forget to connect with me on all of my social media I've got my facebook my Instagram my Twitter and my personal channel Lucy Bella Elle where I talk about everything that isn't related to English I will see you soon for another lesson [Music] [Music]

Channel: English with Lucy

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Length: 13min 38sec (818 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 22 2020