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There are plenty of options!  <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c0 mon avis\u2026 (in my opinion\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Je crois que\u2026 (I believe that\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Je trouve que\u2026 (I think that\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Je consid\u00e8re que\u2026 (I consider that\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>J\u2019estime que\u2026 (I am of the opinion that\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Je suppose que\u2026 (I suppose that\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>D\u2019apr\u00e8s moi\u2026 (in my view\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Pour moi\u2026 (for me\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Selon moi\u2026 (according to me\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>J\u2019ai l\u2019impression que\u2026 (I have the impression that\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>En ce qui me concerne\u2026 (as far as I am concerned\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Pour ma part\u2026 (for my part\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Mon id\u00e9e, c\u2019est que\u2026 (my idea is that\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Personnellement\u2026 (personally\u2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note that the subjunctive is not used after expressing an opinion. The subjunctive never follows verbs of opinion (croire, penser, consid\u00e9rer, trouver, \u00eatre d\u2019avis, esp\u00e9rer, etc.). Would you like to review the rules for the subjunctive? Read <a href=\"https:\/\/coursdefrancais.nl\/en\/headaches-the-subjonctif\/\">the article here<\/a>.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have mentioned it in a previous newsletter: the French love to debate. How do you express your opinion (avis)? 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