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Ghita : Your view sounds great.
Ayu : Thanks. Do you want to see the farms with me?
Ghita : If you say so.
Ayu : What are we waiting for? Let‟s go.

In the dialogue, Ghita is asking for a stance and Ayu giving a stance. So, let‟s get some
drills.

GRAMMAR

I
We
You

Personally, They believe/s (that) clause
She
He
One‟s Name

Speaking Tip : In giving a stance, it usually refers to one‟s point of view. Thus, we usually
use a personal pronoun “I” unless we want to tell someone‟s point of view, we
use other personal pronouns like “we, they, she or he”.

There are some other expressions you can use to express stance. Here are some as
follows:

Expressing Stance

Formal Situations Informal Situations

Personally, I believe… If you ask me, .......

My view of.... is...... You know what I think? (I think) ...

From my point of view,... I guess ..................

Cultural Tips : Australians respect people with strong opinions, even if they don‟t agree.
There found more than 1,400 different stance words in English, and yet we use
only about 150 words for ninety percent of our stance expression (Kirsten Precht).

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