Saturday, September 15, 2012

GIVING ADVICE-Useful Phrases/Suggestions Language

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Giving Advice


Useful phrases for giving advice and recommendations:


(I think/I really think) you need to/must/should ...
How about ...?
It is usually a good idea to ...
My suggestion/advice is (to) ...
Why don't you ...?
You could (try) ...
You probably/definitely/really should ...
Have you tried ...?
I (would) (strongly) suggest/advise that ...
If I was/were you, I'd ...
In my experience, ... works really well.
It's generally best/a good idea to...
One idea is to ...
One thing you could/should/have to do is ...
The best/most important thing (to do) is to ...
... might work.
... would probably work.
... (always) works for me.
If I was/were in your place, I'd ...
If that happened to me/In that case/If I had that problem, I'd ...
My (main/personal) recommendation is/would be ...
You'd better ...
In this (kind of) situation, I (would) always recommend/advise ...
(If I was/were) in that (that kind of) situation, I'd ...
Have you thought about ...?
If it was/were me, I'd ...
Make sure you (don't) ...
The sooner you ... the better.
Whatever you do, ...
Your only option is to ...
You have no choice but to ...
... is worth a try.
A (self-help) book I read recommends ...
A piece of advice from ... that I'd like to pass on is to ...
A wise man once said ...
As the proverb says, ...
I can't recommend ... strongly enough.
You should ..., no doubt about it.
It might be an old wives' tale, but ...


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Suggestions language




I think we should…

I completely agree with you

Hmm, I don’t know



We could…

It’s worth checking out, I suppose

It sounds interesting, but…



Why don’t we…?

That’s right

I can’t agree with you there



How about…?

Exactly

I’m not sure that’s a good idea



What about…?

Excellent idea

Maybe, but…



Can I suggest…?

I think I agree with you

That’s out of the question






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