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English speakers often prefer to make generalizations, rather than saying something is a fact. There are many ways of doing this. If you use these expressions, you will sound less direct and sure of yourself, and therefore more open to other people's suggestions and ideas.
To show that something is
generally true
tend to
"I tend to agree with you" (I agree with most of what you say.)
"I tend to go to bed early in winter" (I normally go to bed early in
winter.)
have a tendency to
"The English have a tendency to drink tea, not coffee."
Note: have a tendency is more written than spoken
To show how common something is
Generally speaking
"Generally speaking, more men than women use the internet."
In most cases
"In most cases, wars are caused by land disputes."
In some cases
"In some cases, English beaches are unsafe for swimming."
In a large number of cases
"In a large number of cases, obesity is caused by over-eating."
Mostly, often, sometimes
(These words go before the main verb, or after the verb to
be)
"We are mostly concerned with costs."
"They mostly go to the cinema at weekends."
"Eating chocolate sometimes causes migraines."
"He is sometimes difficult to work with."
"English people often complain about the weather."
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