Name: 3 alternatives to ‘I don’t know’ in English
Uploaded: 2021-03-10T09:17:28.000Z
Duration: 4 min 13 s
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So, the phrase, I don't know, was probably one of the first things that you learnt when starting to study English.

Yes, of course, it is a really popular phrase.

However, we do have lots of alternatives that we use as well, and that's the topic of today's video, my top three alternatives to the phrase, I don't know.

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The phrase, I haven't got a clue, is popular in British English.

However, the alternative, I don't have a clue, is much more popular in American English.

There are also two other variations on this phrase,

Yes, I'm fine, but, listen, no time to talk.

The USA, like the United States of America?

The city that's got the White House in it.

The phrase you heard is, I haven't got the foggiest.

However, you might also hear this with the word, idea, at the end.

This is a very British phrase and it's not very common in American English.

So, as you know, I went to Manchester last weekend to investigate the murder.

The phrase, search me, is often used to stress when you don't know something.

It is used in both British and American English.

It is a phrase that will be understood by all native speakers.

However, it is a phrase that's much more popular and used by older generations.

There you go, my top three alternatives to the phrase, I don't know.

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3 alternatives to ‘I don’t know’ in English

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