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agreeing and disagreeing	expressing capacity	insinuating
allowing	expressing curiosity	intending
anticipating	expressing disappointment	opposing
asking for information	expressing disapproval	passing judgement
asking formal questions	expressing enthusiasm	persuading
asking questions very politely	expressing ignorance and uncertainty	preference and aversion
assessing	expressing indifference	presenting other's people opinions
challenging	expressing moral judgement	pretending
comparing	expressing probability	promising
compelling	expressing purpose	reassuring
complaining	expressing relief	refusing permission / forbidding
contrasting	expressing resolve	regretting
countering	expressing surprise	remembering
describing people	expressing sympathy	seeking confirmation
doubting	foreseeing	seeking information
dreaming	generalizing	suggesting
expecting	giving one's opinion	warning
explaining why	giving reasons	wishing