5. Asking for advice
Informal
What would you ...?
What should I do ...?
What do you make of ...?
Should I ...?
How do you see...?
Do you think I should ...?
Less Formal
Would you recommend ...?
What would you do if you were me?
What would you do if you were in my shoes?
What course of action would you recommend ...?
I would appreciate your advice on ...
I would appreciate some advice on/about ...
I should like to ask ...
Could I ask for your advice?
Can you help me sort ... out?
Formal
Would you give me some advice?
Would you advise me to ...?
Which one would you ...?
What would your advice be?
What would you do in my position?
What would you advise?
What would you advise me to do?
I'd like your advice on ...
Can you give me some advice about...?
6. Advising someone to do something
Informal
You'd better ...
Why don't you ...?
It mightn't be a bad idea ...
If I were in your shoes, I'd ...
Less Formal
The way I see it, you should ...
Take my advice and ...
I'd ... if I were you.
I would ...
I think you should ...
I think you ought to ...
My advice would be ...
If I were you, I'd ...
Formal
If you follow my advice, you'll ...
If I were in your position, I would ...
I would advise ...
7. Advising someone not to do something
Informal
You'd better not, ...
The way I see it, you shouldn't ...
It's up to you but I wouldn't ...
If I were you, I'd think twice about ...
I wouldn't ... if I were in your shoes.
I don't reckon you should ...
Don't just ...
Don't go that way/Go the other way.
Less Formal
Why don't you ...?
If I were you, I wouldn't ...
I wouldn't recommend ...
I wouldn't advise ...
I don't think you should ...
I don't think you ought to ...
I wouldn't ... if I were you.
Formal
My own advice would be ...
If you follow my advice, you'll ...
If I were in your position, I wouldn't ...
I would advise against ...
8. Telling someone to do something
Informal
I'd like you to .... (please).
Less Formal
Would you mind ... (please)?
Would you ..., please?
Will you ..., please?
I have to ask you to..., (I'm afraid).
Come and see ...
... please.
... should ...
Formal
Would you be so kind as to ...?
Will you be so kind as to ...?
I must ask you to ..., please.
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