Functions of English(1):

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Expressing Opinion
Giving Opinion:	Asking for Opinion:
In my opinion............... It seems to me that.......... To be honest................ Personaly speaking....... As far as I am concerned, I...............	What's your opinion? What do you think? Are for or against? Do you think that....?

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 Functions in Context

       Asking for Opinion:

• · I was wondering where you stood on the question of immigration?
• · What's your position on global warming?
• · What's your opinion of the project?
• · What do you think of love?
• · How do you feel about building a space prison for dangerous criminals?  
Giving Opinion
• · In my opinion the consequences of global warming will be fatal.
• · As far as I'm concerned love is the noblest feeling.
• · From my point of view, poverty could be fought with solidarity.
• · As I see it, our planet is dying.
• · I think / reckon / presume / gather it will get worse with time.
• · In my view immigration is caused by unemployment.
• · It would seem to me that technologies will control us sooner or later.
• · It seems to me that democracy is the solution for developing countries.
• · I feel the world is getting wilder than ever before.
• · I believe politics should be more human...
• · I figure that we are doomed to protect our planet before it is too late.
• · To my mind cloning should be restricted.
• · According to me Euthanasia should be banned.
• · What I think / mean / believe is that developed countries are selfish.
• · I mean that they don't try to help poor countries.
• · I may venture that they are extremely sadist.
• · As for me they like to be at top of the world.