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Linking Phrases
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3 Synonyms of "Yes"

Sure thing.

By all means.

Absolutely!

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Addition 

On top of this

Along with

Additionally

Apart from this

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Start 

Speaking of

As for

Talking about

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3 Synonyms of "No"

Absolutely not.

Not really.

I’d say, no. 

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Comparison 

To compare with

Similar to

Compared to

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Return to a topic

As I was saying

As I mentioned before

Getting back to


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Synonyms of "I don't know"

I’m not an expert here, but …

I’m not sure I’m the best person to answer that but… 

Here’s what I know and here’s what I don’t know… 

Based on my understanding, I believe that…

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Contrast 


Despite

While

In spite of

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Changing the topic

On a different note

Changing the subject

Anyway, moving on

Turning to

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Synonyms of "I think"

It seems to me

From my perspective

I'm inclined to believe

If you ask me

As far as I can tell

It's popular belief that 

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Emphasis 

(at the beginning of a sentence) 

Obviously

Generally

Indeed

Particularly

Clearly

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Adding Information

One more thing

What's more

On top of that

Besides

As a side note