Issue 305 ॥ 26 Important sentence stems for meaningful conversation

বিভিন্ন সময় বা পরিস্থিতিতে আমাদের কিছু প্রশ্নের মাধ্যমে নিজেদের ধারণা পরিষ্কার করে নিতে হয়। আবার এমনও হতে পারে যে একই কথা একটু ঘুরিয়ে বা কিছু শব্দ পরিবর্তন করে সহজ করে বলতে হয়। এ ধরনের পরিস্থিতিতে ব্যাবহার করার মত কিছু অতি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ বাক্যাংশ নিয়ে আমাদের আজকের পর্বে আলোচনা করা হয়েছে। Clarifying 1. Could you give me your thesis in one sentence? 2. Is it your position that… 3. To be clear, you’re saying that… 4. I’m confused when you say Z, Can you elaborate? Paraphrasing 1. Put another way, you’re saying… 2. So you’re saying that… 3. Is it fair to say that you believe… 4. I hear you saying that… Agreeing 1. I agree with Y because… 2. Z’s point about X was important because… 3. The evidence for Z is overwhelming when you consider that… 4. X and I are coming from the same position. 5. Despite disagreeing about Y, I agree with Z that… Disagreeing 1. I see it differently because… 2. The evidence I’ve seen suggests something different. 3. Some of that is fact, but some of it is opinion as well. 4. I agree that Y, but we also have to consider that… 5. We see Z differently. Building On 1. Y mentioned that… 2. Yes–and furthermore... 3. The author’s claim that Z is interesting because… 4. Adding to what X said,… 5. If we change Xs position just a little, we can see that… Summarizing 1. Overall, what I’m trying to say is… 2. My whole point in one sentence is… 3. More than anything else, I believe that… Quote on life: “Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.” ~ Joe Biden Dear learners, stay happy and make others happy!