My view of thematter/problemis …Can I stopyou therefor amoment?(Well,)what Imean is,(Personally,) Ithink/feel/believe(that) …I’m sorryto interrupt/break in,but …(Well,) asa matterof fact, …So is thegeneral/basicidea that …?Yousee, …What doyou thinkabout …?To put it /Let me putit anotherway: …What’s youropinion of /feeling about/ view on …?It seemsto me(that) …So am Iright inthinking(that) …?Actually, /In fact, Ithink(that) …Thereason is(simply)(that) …Yes, I(absolutely)agree.If youaskme, …Wouldyou agreewith me(that) …?There’ssome/a lot oftruth in whatyou say.However, …Do/Don’tyouagree?Themain/basicreason is(that) …Yes, up toa point,but …Excuse me forinterrupting/breakingin, but …I see whatyoumean, butMy view of thematter/problemis …Can I stopyou therefor amoment?(Well,)what Imean is,(Personally,) Ithink/feel/believe(that) …I’m sorryto interrupt/break in,but …(Well,) asa matterof fact, …So is thegeneral/basicidea that …?Yousee, …What doyou thinkabout …?To put it /Let me putit anotherway: …What’s youropinion of /feeling about/ view on …?It seemsto me(that) …So am Iright inthinking(that) …?Actually, /In fact, Ithink(that) …Thereason is(simply)(that) …Yes, I(absolutely)agree.If youaskme, …Wouldyou agreewith me(that) …?There’ssome/a lot oftruth in whatyou say.However, …Do/Don’tyouagree?Themain/basicreason is(that) …Yes, up toa point,but …Excuse me forinterrupting/breakingin, but …I see whatyoumean, but

Usuful phrases for discussion - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. My view of the matter/problem is …
  2. Can I stop you there for a moment?
  3. (Well,) what I mean is, …
  4. (Personally,) I think/feel/believe (that) …
  5. I’m sorry to interrupt /break in, but …
  6. (Well,) as a matter of fact, …
  7. So is the general/basic idea that …?
  8. You see, …
  9. What do you think about …?
  10. To put it / Let me put it another way: …
  11. What’s your opinion of / feeling about / view on …?
  12. It seems to me (that) …
  13. So am I right in thinking (that) …?
  14. Actually, / In fact, I think (that) …
  15. The reason is (simply) (that) …
  16. Yes, I (absolutely) agree.
  17. If you ask me, …
  18. Would you agree with me (that) …?
  19. There’s some/a lot of truth in what you say. However, …
  20. Do/Don’t you agree?
  21. The main/basic reason is (that) …
  22. Yes, up to a point, but …
  23. Excuse me for interrupting/breaking in, but …
  24. I see what you mean, but …