Vague Expressions
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IELTS 6.5 7.0 7.5+ "Vague Expressions" →
01 → about, kind of, sort of, and that kind of thing ... to make what we say less factual and direct
02 → kind of ... kinda ... informal
03 → rather, quite, fairly, moderately, somewhat, a little, slightly, a shade ... synonyms
04 → sort of ... sorta ... informal phrase
05 → slightly, faintly, remotely, vaguely, as it were, in a kind of way, in a strange kind of way, somehow ... synonyms
06 → a sort of something ... used for describing something
07 → it's a kind of ... it's a sort of ... it's a type of ... something, thing, stuff ... when we are not sure of the name of something
08 → I mean ... or something ... informal phrase ... similar to the thing mentioned
09 → stuff ... stuff like that ... when you do not know the name, the name is not important or obvious
10 → and stuff ... used to refer to more things of a similar kind
11 → it's a good thing that ... phrase ... situation
12 → things ... an object
13 → that sort of thing ... a fact, an event, a situation or an action
14 → about, kind of, sort of, - ish ... stuff, things ... sort of greenish-blue ... Hedges ... make things sound less factual
15 → about, in or around ... four-ish ... more or less ... sound less factual
16 → tallish ... nearish ... sound deliberately vague and approximate
17 → and that kind of thing and stuff like that →
18 → and that sort of thing and stuff →
19 → and that type of thing and so on →
20 → and things like that and this, that and the other →
21 → and the like → Vague expressions to talk about groups and categories
22 → et cetera, and so on ...
23 → stuff whatever, whoever, whenever, whichever ... Vague expressions used in an impolite way
24 → sort of and kind of →
25 → wondered ... could ... maybe ... possibly →
26 → It's sort of difficult to say ... just → Hedges used in a polite way to soften what you say or write
27 → I feel ... I reckon ... make personal statements less direct
28 → Kind of sort of ... soften other words and phrases
29 → sort, type, kind ... refer to a group of people or things when we describe things
30 → sort, type, kind ... we think something is like something else because we are not sure
31 → some sort of ... some type of ... some kind of ... vague expressions
32 → and that kind of thing ... and that sort of thing ... refer to categories for example
33 → thing ... used to refer to physical objects, ideas, actions, events
34 → The best thing to ... The thing that ... used in a similar way
35 → The thing is ... to focus on something, or there ia a problem
36 → and things like that ... that kind of thing ... allows speakers not to sound too direct
37 → The thing ... is more informal
38 → Something ... less direct than using the thing
39 → Stuff ... is more informal than thing
40 → stuff like that ... use stuff in similar ways to thing
41 → cos ... short form of because, especially in informal situations
42 → cause ... can be used instead of because
43 → cos of ... instead of because of
Here are some useful vague expressions you can use in speaking above?
Related:
01 → about, kind of, sort of, and that kind of thing ... to make what we say less factual and direct
02 → kind of ... kinda ... informal
03 → rather, quite, fairly, moderately, somewhat, a little, slightly, a shade ... synonyms
04 → sort of ... sorta ... informal phrase
05 → slightly, faintly, remotely, vaguely, as it were, in a kind of way, in a strange kind of way, somehow ... synonyms
06 → a sort of something ... used for describing something
07 → it's a kind of ... it's a sort of ... it's a type of ... something, thing, stuff ... when we are not sure of the name of something
08 → I mean ... or something ... informal phrase ... similar to the thing mentioned
09 → stuff ... stuff like that ... when you do not know the name, the name is not important or obvious
10 → and stuff ... used to refer to more things of a similar kind
11 → it's a good thing that ... phrase ... situation
12 → things ... an object
13 → that sort of thing ... a fact, an event, a situation or an action
14 → about, kind of, sort of, - ish ... stuff, things ... sort of greenish-blue ... Hedges ... make things sound less factual
15 → about, in or around ... four-ish ... more or less ... sound less factual
16 → tallish ... nearish ... sound deliberately vague and approximate
17 → and that kind of thing and stuff like that →
18 → and that sort of thing and stuff →
19 → and that type of thing and so on →
20 → and things like that and this, that and the other →
21 → and the like → Vague expressions to talk about groups and categories
22 → et cetera, and so on ...
23 → stuff whatever, whoever, whenever, whichever ... Vague expressions used in an impolite way
24 → sort of and kind of →
25 → wondered ... could ... maybe ... possibly →
26 → It's sort of difficult to say ... just → Hedges used in a polite way to soften what you say or write
27 → I feel ... I reckon ... make personal statements less direct
28 → Kind of sort of ... soften other words and phrases
29 → sort, type, kind ... refer to a group of people or things when we describe things
30 → sort, type, kind ... we think something is like something else because we are not sure
31 → some sort of ... some type of ... some kind of ... vague expressions
32 → and that kind of thing ... and that sort of thing ... refer to categories for example
33 → thing ... used to refer to physical objects, ideas, actions, events
34 → The best thing to ... The thing that ... used in a similar way
35 → The thing is ... to focus on something, or there ia a problem
36 → and things like that ... that kind of thing ... allows speakers not to sound too direct
37 → The thing ... is more informal
38 → Something ... less direct than using the thing
39 → Stuff ... is more informal than thing
40 → stuff like that ... use stuff in similar ways to thing
41 → cos ... short form of because, especially in informal situations
42 → cause ... can be used instead of because
43 → cos of ... instead of because of
Here are some useful vague expressions you can use in speaking above?
