2. Responding to Hesitation
• I’m a hundred precent ...
• You can be sure about...
• I’ve no doubt about ... Informal
• ...absolutely positive/certain...
3. Responding to Hesitation
• Informal
...(surely) that’s obvious,
(isn’t it ?), (say with a smile,
and only to friends, it can
sound rude)
It’s quite certain...
I’m (quite) convinced/that...
• Formal (to older people
or stranger)
I don’t think there can be
any doubt about that
I don’t think there can be
any doubt...
I’m fairly sure...
There cannot be any
doubt...
4. Examples
A: There’s some
doubt in my mind that
Britney Spears can really
sing well without lip-sync
B: I don’t think there can be
any doubt about that. She
can really sings beautifully
without lip-sync
• A : what do you think of
the dancer, son ?
• B : I’m not all conviced
that they had good
preparation before, dad