POV stands for point of view. It can mean someone's opinion, or the perspective a film or book tells its story from. On social media, POV: opens a video caption and invites the viewer to see a scene through a character's eyes.
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from + my/her + pov; pov: + situation (you're…); told from + person's + pov
- From my pov, the new schedule makes sense, but nobody asked the night shift.
- pov: you finally finish your essay and your laptop restarts without saving.
- The second season is told from the sister's pov, and it's much better.
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First versionDear Ms Novak, from my pov, the proposed budget is too small for a summer campaign.
RevisionDear Ms Novak, from my point of view, the proposed budget is too small for a summer campaign.
An email to a client is a business email, and chat abbreviations are out of place in it, even if everyone understands them. Write point of view in full; the shorter In my view also works well.
In video captions, POV isn't an opinion but a viewpoint: pov: you're the new intern on your first day invites you to see the scene through the intern's eyes. In an essay and in IELTS Speaking, express an opinion without abbreviations: from my point of view or in my opinion.
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From my ___, the sequel was even better than the original film.
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pov — After from my you need a noun: from my point of view, that is, from my pov. IMO already means in my opinion and contains its own my, so it can't follow from my.
Write a friend a short review of a film or series you've watched recently. Name it and give your opinion using from my pov.
Just watched Oppenheimer, and from my pov, it's at least an hour too long.
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