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10 Common Phrases in english & What You Can Use Instead

June 20, 2020

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10 Common Phrases & What You Can Use Instead
Instead of According to use:
Pursunant to As said/stated in/by As reported in/by In agreement with On the word of In consonance with		In line with In keeping with Consistent with Mentioned by Conforming to As per
Instead of As you can see use:
Evidently Obviously As demonstrated		Therefore It is easy to see As shown
Instead of As mentioned previously use:
As I said before … Like I said … Let’s back up to …		Further to my previous comments … Referring to my previous arguement … Following my earlier example … In the not so distant past, I told you …
Instead of Congratulations! Use:
Good job! Well done! You did it!		Good for you! You rock! That’s the way!
Instead of For example use:
Such as For instance Let’s say … Examples include One example is Including	In a similar case To illustrate By way of illustration If you look at … This includes As an example		As a case in point Especially An example being … Namely In addition to
Instead of I don’t know use:
I have no idea. I don’t have a clue. Beats me. I’m not sure.		Search me That’s a good question Hmmm. (interjection) I’m unsure
Instead of I don’t like it use:
That’s not for me. I;m not into it. I pass. I’m not fond of it. I dislike it.		I’m not crazy about it. I don’t appreciate that. I’ve had enough. I’m impartial about that. I’m not a big fan of it.
Instead of I know, I understand use:
Ok Of course All right Fair enough	I see If you like I got you I noticed		I understand I know what you mean I take your point I don’t blame you
Instead of In conclusion use:
To sum up. In summary. To conclude. In closing. All in all.		Overall, it may besaid … All things considered. On the whole. By and large. In sum.
Instead of On the other hand use:
However Otherwise On the flip side Alternatively In any case That said	That being said Nonetheless Nevertheless Having said that All the same		At any rate Whereas Then again In contrast On the contrary

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“Hi, are you looking for some special English conversation lessons? And you want to speak English more naturally, like the way native English speakers do. One of the best ways is to learn phrasal verbs, idioms, and slangs. This video is designed to help you do that” – Source: Tony Illustrated English