surely
adverb
without any doubt
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Ways of saying you are sure
correct me if I’m wrong
used when you are fairly sure that you are right, especially as a way of politely disagreeing with someone
beyond/without a shadow of a doubt
used for saying that you are completely certain of something
know for a fact (that)
used for emphasizing that you are sure something is true
put money on something
used for emphasizing that you are completely certain that something will happen
no doubt/question but that
used for emphasizing that something is certain
in my humble opinion
used for expressing your opinion about something, especially when you are sure that you are right
have
verb
used for showing that you are certain that something happens or is true, or for showing that you hope very much that it happens or is true
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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