English Language : 20 ways to give advice

MODALS

  • You have to ...
  • You'd better ...
  • You should ...
  • You ought to ...
  • You could ...

CONDITIONALS

  • If I were you, I'd ...
  • If I were in your shoes, I'd ...
  • If you want my advise, I think ...
  • If you really want to know, I'd ...
  • If I were in your position, I'd ...

FORMAL VERBS

  • I suggest (that) you ...
  • I recommend (that) you ...
  • I urge you ...
  • I would advise you to ...

CASUAL

  • You're gonna wanna ...
  • You might wanna consider
  • You should probably consider
  • You should maybe think about ...
  • Have you thought about ... ?
  • What you yought do is ... ?

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