Discussion: Expressions of opinion

[Adimine]

Hi everyone, could I ask for everyone to put up opinion phrases in French? I always seem to be short of them, and I need to use them in my French essays. Here is my list of ones I can think of now
je pense que
je crois que
à mon avis
je suis d'avis que
d'après moi
en ce qui me concerne
je suppose
selon moi
je trouve que
j'opine que

Ok that's it! I'm sure there must be loads of other people looking for this type of phrase as well. Thanks everyone!

Moderator note: This thread is to invite suggestions for and discussions about these terms ready to make a full list. Later they will be placed in the "themed lists sub-forum".

 

[Gentiléen]

"j'opine que" me semble bizarre.

 

[Adimine]

I think I know what you mean, a French assistant at my school said that opiner kind of means to nod your head in agreement, he laughed and described it as 'cute' and crossed it out in my essay, saying to keep it for orals. What do you think?

 

[joleen]

I suggest this website: http://french.about.com/library/express/blex-opinions.htm

It adds some to your list:

J'estime que
Pour ma part
Si vous voulez mon opinion/avis
Il me semble que
Etc..

 

[pyan]

Je considère (quelquechose) comme... ? (Very tentatively...)

 

[Rageneau]

It may be a bit to ask, but it would help me enormously if we could put (+ subjonctif/indicatif) next to each! After all, that's the trouble with impersonal expressions!

My two cents/ mon grain de sel:

Il me semble incontestable que + indicatif
Nombreux sont les gens qui soutiendraient que + indicatif
Je suis convaincu(e) que + indicatif
Il me semble clair que + indicatif