Agreeing and disagreeing
Improving your English vocabulary is not as difficult as you think. You just need to become familiar with useful English words, phrases and expressions. This page will help you with telling someone that you agree or disagree with their opinion.- Positive Agreement
- We use So+auxiliary or modal verb+subject to express agreement when the sentence is in the positive form:
- He is British, so am I.
- Colloquially we can also use Me too .
- Negative Agreement
- We use Neither/Nor+auxiliary or modal verb+subject to express agreement when the sentence is in the negative form:
- He hasn’t eaten yet, Neither/Nor have I.
- Colloquially we can also use Me neither
- Disagreement
- We use But+subject+auxiliary or modal verb to express disagreement.
- If the sentence is in the positive form, the auxiliary verb is in the negative form:
- I like reading books, but he doesn’t.
- If the sentence is in the negative form, the auxiliary verb is in the positive form: He wasn’t playing tennis, but they were.
Agreeing
"I think you're right.""I agree with you."
Strong agreement
"You're absolutely right."
"I agree entirely."
"I totally agree."
Agreeing in part
"That's quite true, but..."
"I agree with you in principle, but..."
Disagreeing
"(I'm afraid) I don't agree."
"(I'm afraid) I disagree."
"(I'm afraid) I can't agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't share your opinion."
Note that when you disagree with someone, you can often sound
more polite by using a phrase such as "I'm afraid..."
Disagreeing strongly
"I don't agree at all.""I totally disagree."
"I couldn't agree with you less."
OPINION
An opinion is a subjective statement or thought about an issue or topic, and is the result of emotion or interpretation of facts. An opinion may be supported by an argument, although people may draw opposing opinions from the same set of facts. Opinions rarely change without new arguments being presented. However, it can be reasoned that one opinion is better supported by the facts than another by analysing the supporting arguments.[1]
An opinion may be the result of a person's perspective, understanding, particular feelings, beliefs, and desires. In casual use, the term opinion may refer to unsubstantiated information, in contrast to knowledge and fact-based beliefs.
| Noun | 1. |  opinion - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"idea - a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him" judgment, judgement, mind - an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" belief - any cognitive content held as true eyes - opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes" parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession - an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" pole - one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart" political sympathies, politics - the opinion you hold with respect to political questions |
| 2. |  opinion - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"adverse opinion - an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise, guess, conjecture, hypothesis - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | |
| 3. | opinion - a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" belief - any cognitive content held as true | |
| 4. |  opinion - the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right concurring opinion - an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning dissenting opinion - an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case majority opinion - the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion') fatwah - (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar; "bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States" dictum, obiter dictum - an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 5. |  opinion - the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)judicial decision, judgment, judgement - (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it fatwa - a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 6. | opinion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" presence - the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force" effect - an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect" first blush - at the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails" |
