Language Strategies
to Acknowledge Other People’s
Spoken or Written Ideas
Casual Conversational English:
Oh yeah. Me too.
I’m like _____.
My idea is like _____’s idea.
My idea is the same.
Formal Spoken & Written English:
My idea/observation/experience is similar to _____’s.
My experience/perspective is similar to that of (the author).
My idea builds upon _____’s idea.
I agree with _____’s idea. I also believe . . .
As _____already pointed out, it seems like . . .
_____ already mentioned . . ., but I would like to add that . . .