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Jackson6612

#444022 Mon, 19 Nov 07 01:55 PM

Are all of the following expressions correct? Please give a reason for your answer.

1: According to me...
2: In my view...
3: According to my point of view...
4: In my point of view...

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Noori

#444035 Mon, 19 Nov 07 02:13 PM

Yes, and the reason is that all are different expressions to convey the same meaning.

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Yoong Liat

#444039 Mon, 19 Nov 07 02:23 PM

Jackson6612 wrote:
Are all of the following expressions correct? Please give a reason for your answer.

1: According to me... (According to me is incorrect. In my opinion but According to him/her/them/Janet, etc.)
2: In my view... (correct)
3: According to my point of view... (incorrect)
4: In my point of view... (Incorrect. From my point of view)

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Noori

#444041 Mon, 19 Nov 07 02:27 PM

Do you mean that these expressions are wrong in conversation also?

Noori

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Yoong Liat

#444043 Mon, 19 Nov 07 02:31 PM

Noori wrote:
Do you mean that these expressions are wrong in conversation also?

Yes.

Yoong Liat

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CalifJim

#444173 Mon, 19 Nov 07 09:11 PM

according to me is very unidiomatic.
The most common expression for this is In my opinion, ...

CJ

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Jackson6612

#444311 Tue, 20 Nov 07 09:12 AM

Yoong Liat wrote:
Jackson6612 wrote:
Are all of the following expressions correct? Please give a reason for your answer.

1: According to me... (According to me is incorrect. In my opinion but According to him/her/them/Janet, etc.)
2: In my view... (correct)
3: According to my point of view... (incorrect)
4: In my point of view... (Incorrect. From my point of view)

Thank you, Yoong Liat.

Best wishes
Jackson

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Marius Hancu

#444313 Tue, 20 Nov 07 09:17 AM

While from seems more logical to me too, both in and from are used at the New York Times:

771 from nytimes.com for "in my point of view"
3,540 from nytimes.com for "from my point of view"

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Jackson6612

#444329 Tue, 20 Nov 07 10:47 AM

Marius Hancu wrote:
While from seems more logical to me too, both in and from are used at the New York Times:

771 from nytimes.com for "in my point of view"
3,540 from nytimes.com for "from my point of view"

Marius, thank you for the information.

Jackson6612