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• Showing Total Agreement

   

  • Absolutely.

  • Exactly.

  • Indeed!

  • That's for sure.

  • You're right.

  • I totally agree with you.

  • I agree with you a hundred percent.

  • I couldn't agree with you more.

  • Can't argue with that.

  • Couldn't have said it better.

  • We see eye to eye on this.  (idiom)  (Meaning:  we agree totally on this)

   

• Showing Partial Agreement

   

  • You may be right.

  • Well, perhaps (you're right).

  • You might have a point there.

   

•  Showing Mild Disagreement

   

  • It may be so, but ...

  • I'm not sure if I agree with you totally there.

   

•  Showing Strong Disagreement

   

  • I'm afraid I disagree with you.

  • I'm afraid I can't agree with you.

  • I couldn't disagree (with you) more.

  • I disagree completely.

  • You've got that wrong. (informal)

  • You're dead wrong.  (informal)

Examples:

Dialog 1:  (between 2 friends) 

• Jim:  Listen to this.  They are going to ban smoking on the beach in Los Angeles.

• Joe:  Really?  That's good news.  I think they should do the same here in Japan.

• Jim:  Exactly!

Dialog 2:  (between 2 friends) 

• Ann:  Guess what?  I've made an appointment to have a nose job next week.

• Liz:   A nose job?  Are you for real? 

• Ann:  Yeah!  What's wrong with that?  If I look better, I'll feel better.

• Liz:   I'm not sure if I agree with you totally there.  Looks is not that important.  What's important is your personality.

• Ann:  You're dead wrong, Liz!  Looks is everything for a woman. 

• Liz:  Well, I'm afraid we don't see eye to eye on this.

(*a nose job = cosmetic surgery on the nose)