How to make suggestions in English
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HOW TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS IN ENGLISH |
In your position, I would do… |
… if it suits you. |
Can I give you a hand ? |
Can I make a suggestion? / May I make a suggestion? |
Do you mind if I make a suggestion? |
Have you considered… |
Have you thought about… |
How about …? |
I advise you to… |
I decided to follow your advice and … |
I reckon you should … now |
I recommend …ing |
I recommend (that) you … |
I suggest you … |
I took your advice , and I … |
I would strongly advise you to … |
I’ll tell you what, lets…. |
I’ll do that for you if you like. |
If I may make a suggestion, … |
If I were in your shoes, I’d … / If I were in your position, I’d … |
If I were you, I would do… |
If I were you, I would… |
If you need anything, … |
If you take my advice, you should…. |
It is advisable to… |
It might be a good idea to … |
It would be a good thing to… |
It would be better to… / It would be proper to… |
It would be proper for you to… |
It would be sensible to… |
It would be wise to… |
Make sure to… |
May I advise you to… ? |
May I suggest you … ? |
My advice would be to … |
My offer still stands. / My offer still holds. |
Perhaps we could… |
The best advice I can give you is… |
What about… / How about (+v-ing) ? |
What I suggest is that we… |
What would you think about… (+v -ing) ? |
Why don’t we… ? |
Why don’t you …? |
Would you like to …? |
Wouldn’t it be a good idea to… ? |
Wouldn’t it be better to… ? |
You could … |
You could always… |
You might try …ing |
You must … / You have to … |
You should (perhaps)… |
You’d (really) better …. |
You’d be well advised to… |
You’d better make sure. |
You’d better… |
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