Suggestions : Agreeing or Disagreeing.

A. Making a suggestion

• Shall we go now?
• How about buying a new car?
• Why don’t you let out that Apartment to John?
• Couldn’t we ask Mr. David?
• Let’s hold up the cleaning up tomorrow.
• You can look at them one by one, if you like.
• Let’s go by bus.
• How about a cup of Tea?
• Let’s go in the same Bus as Mary.
• Why don’t we look in the local directory?
• Why not go in a house boat?
• Get an electrician to come and fix it.
• I guess you’d better go right now.
• I think it’d be a good idea to ask him to come with us.
• Let’s take a break for a while.
• Shall we go out for a meal this evening?
• Let’s not fix the date now.
• We might try explaining it to him.
• Have you tried drinking a little warm milk before going to bed?
• You might have a look at this TV show.
• How about a jacket to go with these trousers?
• What about another day, then?
• We could stop now, if you like.
• I think you should go right away.
• Let’s go and have a look.
• I suggest we take up the matter with his superiors.
• We could try and explain it to them, if you like.

B. To show strong agreement with opinions

 

• That’s absolutely true.
• I completely agree.
• I couldn’t agree more.
• That’s great idea.
• That’s an excellent think to do.
• That seems a splendid idea.
• Yes, of course.
• Yes, all right. OK.
• Yeah, great!
• OK, that sounds fine.
• Why not?
• Sure!
• I’d go along with you there,
• I quite agree – you’re quite right.
• That’s good idea!
• That’s just what I wanted to say.
• Yes, that’d be very nice.
• I suppose you’re right.
• A good suggestion.
• I think we’ll give it a try.
• That’d be fine.
• What a good idea!
• It’s really no problem.
• I’d like that very much.

C. To Show strong disagreement with opinions.

 

• I completely/strongly disagree.
• I think that’s absolutely wrong.
• That’s rubbish.
• That’s non-sense.
• That’s a terrible idea.
• That’s a really bad suggestion.
• Certainly not.
• I’m not so sure.
• That’s easier said than done.
• I’m not very keen on that, really.
• I’m not sure that’d be wise.
• Your idea sounds good, but I don’t think it’ll really work.
• I’m not sure I’d go about it that way.
• I don’t think that’s such a good idea, you know.
• No, let’s try that one instead.
• That’s very well for you to say.
• No, don’t let put it off any longer.
• We can’t do any such thing, and that’s that.
• I’m not sure about that, actually.
• I doubt if that’d work.
• Your suggestion sounds fine in theory, but I don’t think it’d work in practice.

D. Asking for a suggestion

 

• Have you got any suggestions?
  Which of these do you think should I buy?
• Can you suggest a way out?
• What shall I do?
• How can I remove this ink-stain?
• Can anybody suggest what we might do?
• Where should we keep it?
• Who must I speak to about this – David or his deputy?
• What on earth should I do, then?
• How shall I pack your things?
• When shall we go to see them?
• When should I start, do you think?