say what's on your mind vs say what you are thinking

Both phrases are correct and can be used interchangeably to encourage someone to share their thoughts or feelings. They convey the same message in slightly different ways, but the meaning remains the same.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 1208 views

say what's on your mind

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to encourage someone to express their thoughts or feelings.

This phrase is used to prompt someone to share their opinions, ideas, or emotions without holding back.

Examples:

I can see you're upset. Why don't you just say what's on your mind?
If you have any concerns, feel free to say what's on your mind.

Show examples from the web [+]

Just say what's on your mind.
Okay, just say what's on your mind, Kyle.
I have found that it's a real relief to say what's on your mind.
Julia, just say what's on your mind.
Julia, just say what's on your mind.
The right time is when you as a man feel the need to say what's on your mind.
Boys, when you become cops, have the courage to say what's on your mind.
If you talk, say what's on your mind...
It's too bad you weren't like this before, - willing to say what's on your mind.
Sir, if we would just kill the compliments and just say what's on your mind, I'd appreciate that.
Why not just say what's on your mind, commander?
You have to be your own man and learn to speak up and say what's on your mind.
Look, if you can't say what's on your mind, then I will say what's on mine.
Say what's on your mind, Captain.
Say what's on your mind, Crane.
Say what's on your mind, Sheriff.
Say what's on your mind.
Say what's on your mind, cooper?
Say what's on your mind for once, you eunuch!
Paragraph number two: You May actually have to just get very blunt and say what's really on your mind.

Alternatives:

speak your mind
tell me what you're thinking
share your thoughts
express yourself
let me know what you're feeling

say what you are thinking

This phrase is correct and can be used to prompt someone to express their thoughts or opinions.

This phrase is a straightforward way to ask someone to share what is going on in their mind or to communicate their current thoughts.

Examples:

I'm curious about your perspective. Can you say what you are thinking?
It would be helpful if you could say what you are thinking about the project.

Show examples from the web [+]

I'd say, "What are you thinking now?"
You're supposed to say, "What are you thinking, Wizard?"
If you took this report, translated it into all the official languages and gave it to the men and women of Europe to read, they would be horrified; they would say, 'What are you thinking?
I didn't say what I was thinking.
Just be honest, say what you're thinking.
Do not under any circumstances say what you're thinking.
I too often say what I'm thinking.
Okay, let me just say what everyone's thinking.
Just say what you're thinking.
Okay, we'll both say what we're thinking on the count of three.
It means I shouldn't say what I'm thinking.
Can I just say what everyone is thinking?
- Say what you're thinking.
The only thing we can control is whether or not we say what we're thinking to our friends.
None of us wanted to say what we were thinking:
Do you always just say what you're thinking?
Sometimes you will think something, and I will say what you're thinking.
If you're one of the people whose house is now several miles from where you left it, we would just like to say we are thinking of you and we wish you all the very best.
What is more, we always say that we are thinking of a strong Europe which places the citizen, the people, at the centre of its policies, and this is what we must not lose sight of either when we consider the Single Market.
Apparently I say what other people are thinking.

Alternatives:

share your thoughts
express your opinions
tell me what's on your mind
let me know what you're feeling
speak your mind

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9).

"Thank you!"
Sachi Nakama July 2024
"I have literally been through chat, PI, claude, bard and bing and I got conflicting answers! Thank you! Human intelligence reigns!"
Retha July 2024
"Faster than AI"
CYNTHIA December 2023
"This was very helpful and I personally think this site is the best."
Kaden October 2023
"It was extremely thorough and very helpful!"
imperialelisa October 2023
"7 years without any disappointment. Always 100% satisfied. You guys are the best in the world at what you do. Thank you so much :)"
Zubair Alam October 2023
"In a world of text messages and online communication, this is great to have as a live tool. Thank you."
Selena October 2023
"Without textranch I would be stuck!"
宏祐 October 2023
"Accuracy and fast response. Personal comments from editor. Thank you."
Clh September 2023
"I wasn't aware of this service, it's fascinating and more reliable than standard IA tools available on the internet"
Arturo September 2023
"The fact that you can get reliable fast feedback on your texts."
Vinicius Antonio August 2023
"you guys are better than grammarly i'm being honest here"
ordinary July 2023
"OMG! This is really good than any other text correction tools I've used so far. Highly recommend this."
Vehan July 2023
"Very fast and accurate. thank you."
mojtaba July 2023
"I love this app because it's help to writing skills all of students ♥️"
Tarisini July 2023
"This was exactly the mistake I was looking for, the wording dind´t sound right at first. Better than grammarly!"
Ente July 2023
"The immediate help that I received was reassuring and very satisfactory. Thanks."
priiiyanshuu July 2023
"this helps A LOT for my studies."
kathnunez02 June 2023
"Woow!! I would never have expected such precision! Thank you soooo much!!"
Berta June 2023
"Real Time Editor and not AI. Many Thanks."
Priya June 2023
"The very first thing excites me about Textranch is how much your editors care."
sepideh June 2023
"The fact that texts are checked by human editors rather than by AI, etc. I appreciate this!"
Анна June 2023
"Feel welcome, immediate response, high quality feedback"
martin.roy June 2023
"This is the best app that I have ever seen"
Burulai May 2023

say what's on your mind vs say what you are thinking