{"id":7489,"date":"2020-09-30T14:42:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T18:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=7489"},"modified":"2020-09-30T14:42:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T18:42:58","slug":"how-to-agree-with-someone-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/how-to-agree-with-someone-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"How to agree with someone in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hey, everyone! There is no denying that we are currently living in times of drastic polarization, wouldn&#8217;t you say so? And while that is not necessarily negative, given that we are more and more exposed to different points of view, there is nothing more comforting than being able to agree with someone\u2019s opinion. And there are several ways to do that in English. And this is why today\u2019s post will help you move beyond the highly useful but overused <b>I agree<\/b>. We are going to go over some idioms, phrases and expressions that can be used to express agreement. Be it at a casual conversation with friends, at a sober business meeting or in a lecture at the university, showing someone that you share the same opinion can not only enrich the debate but also forge bonds. Besides, the more you use these terms, the more natural and fluid conversation will sound. So it\u2019s time to get started! Do you agree?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>How to mildly agree with someone<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_7491\" style=\"width: 493px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7491\" class=\"wp-image-7491 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/09\/hand-819279_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/09\/hand-819279_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/09\/hand-819279_640-350x232.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do you agree? (Photo by SCY at Pixabay )<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fair enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I suppose so.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I guess so.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I see what you mean.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sounds about right.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>How to strongly agree with someone\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I couldn\u2019t have said it better myself!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I couldn\u2019t agree more.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s no arguing with (the fact that).<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You took the words right out of my mouth.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019re (absolutely) right.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can say that again!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7492\" style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7492\" class=\" wp-image-7492\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/09\/meeting-1019875_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/09\/meeting-1019875_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/09\/meeting-1019875_640-350x250.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do you agree? (Photo by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke at Pixabay )<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Neutral ways to agree with someone\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For sure.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That makes two of us.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(That\u2019s very) well put.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have to side with you on that one.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can\u2019t argue with that.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I&#8217;m with you on that.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s no doubt about it.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s so true!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s how I see it too.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My thoughts exactly!\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You got it!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So do I.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You make a\/an excellent\/good\/great\/interesting point.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019d go along with you.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Same here.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that not all these expressions may have an exact translation to you language, so it&#8217;s better to figure our their meaning from context rather than looking for equivalents. And <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I guess we can all agree it\u2019s time to wrap it up for now, right? Well, <strong>great minds think alike<\/strong>! Can you come up with any other phrases or expressions that convey <strong>agreement<\/strong> in English? Write your comment below and let us know! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And now I&#8217;m pretty sure you guys can probably imagine what our next post with be about, can&#8217;t you? Have a good one and see you next time!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/09\/meeting-1019875_640-350x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/09\/meeting-1019875_640-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/09\/meeting-1019875_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Hey, everyone! There is no denying that we are currently living in times of drastic polarization, wouldn&#8217;t you say so? And while that is not necessarily negative, given that we are more and more exposed to different points of view, there is nothing more comforting than being able to agree with someone\u2019s opinion. 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