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| IronFist Senior Member United States Joined 6246 days ago 663 posts - 941 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese, Korean | Message 9 of 14 14 February 2012 at 4:17am | IP Logged |
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"exchange opinions on [something]" sounds weird but is technically correct and everyone would know what you meant.
I think "share opinions" sounds a little more natural. The only time I can imagine anyone saying either of those would be like a school teacher telling the class to share their opinions on something (an assignment or movie they watched for whatever) or like in a business meeting. What is the context you are seeing or wanting to use this phrase in? Edited by IronFist on 14 February 2012 at 4:18am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| fiziwig Senior Member United States Joined 4674 days ago 297 posts - 618 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 10 of 14 14 February 2012 at 4:52pm | IP Logged |
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To my American ears "exchange opinions" sounds correct, but slightly more stilted or formal than "swap opinions", although I would be more likely to say "share our opinions on...", or "discuss our opinions on...".
In my experience people are perfectly willing to "share" their opinions, but would be very unlikely to "exchange" their opinions, since "exchange" kind of hints at accepting the other's opinion and giving up one's own, which frankly, is not likely. Still, as a polite formality, it sounds fine. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| PillowRock Groupie United States Joined 4543 days ago 87 posts - 151 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 11 of 14 14 February 2012 at 5:33pm | IP Logged |
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I wouldn't say that "exchange opinions" sounds stilted to me, but it is a bit more formal. It would be what I would expect to hear at work when being told the purpose of a meeting.
In a completely informal conversation, frankly I wouldn't think that any of the above ("exchange opinions", "swap opinions", "share opinions") would be likely phrasings. In a completely informal setting I think that "talk about" would be more likely in my personal social circles as an American. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| IronFist Senior Member United States Joined 6246 days ago 663 posts - 941 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese, Korean | Message 12 of 14 15 February 2012 at 1:53am | IP Logged |
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I think the most likely scenario for an American would be "let me tell you why you're wrong." :D
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| chenshujian Diglot Senior Member ChinaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5259 days ago 122 posts - 139 votes Speaks: Mandarin*, English Studies: French | Message 13 of 14 16 February 2012 at 7:05am | IP Logged |
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Thank you all! It is really really very helpful!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Wulfgar Senior Member United States Joined 4480 days ago 404 posts - 791 votes Speaks: English* | Message 14 of 14 16 February 2012 at 9:08am | IP Logged |
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These expressions are are correct. But I will say that non-native speakers, particularly asians, tend to use them in an
unnatural way. I don't know why they've come into favor, but they are very popular "strange English" phrases over seas. For example: US student studying Mandarin in China: Can we get together to talk some time? Chinese student studying English: Yes! There is a coffee shop near the University. We can go there to exchange ideas. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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