Expressions for Agreeing and Disagreeing

 




Okay guys, terima kasih sudah sempat datang di blogku yang kecil ini. Yah hari ini aku sering banget gak setuju dengan dengan temanku tentang siapa yang akan menang dalam pemilu president tahun 2014. yang satu bilang JW (maaf inisial) dan yang satu bilang PS. Ya aku sering sekali tidak setuju dengan argument temanku ini. So, karena sekarang berhubungan dengan setuju dan tidak setuju, mari kita belajar tentang "Expressions for Agreeing and Disagreeing".

Sering sekali ketika seseorang berbicara dan mengemukakan pendapatnya, kalian pasti setuju atau tidak setuju dengan pendapat mereka. Nah, dalam English ada beberapa istilah dalam "Expressions for Agreeing and Disagreeing" sebagai berikut:

Stating an opinion	In my opinion... The way I see it... If you want my honest opinion.... According to Lisa... As far as I'm concerned... If you ask me...
Asking for an opinon	What's your idea? What are your thoughts on all of this? How do you feel about that? Do you have anything to say about this? What do you think? Do you agree? Wouldn't you say?
Expressing agreement	I agree with you 100 percent. I couldn't agree with you more. That's so true. That's for sure. (slang) Tell me about it! You're absolutely right. Absolutely. That's exactly how I feel. Exactly. I'm afraid I agree with James. I have to side with Dad on this one. No doubt about it. (agree with negative statement) Me neither. (weak) I suppose so./I guess so. You have a point there. I was just going to say that.
Expressing disagreement	I don't think so. (strong) No way. I'm afraid I disagree. (strong) I totally disagree. I beg to differ. (strong) I'd say the exact opposite. Not necessarily. That's not always true. That's not always the case. No, I'm not so sure about that.
Interruptions	Can I add something here? Is it okay if I jump in for a second? If I might add something... Can I throw my two cents in? Sorry to interrupt, but... (after accidentally interrupting someone) Sorry, go ahead. OR Sorry, you were saying... (after being interrupted) You didn't let me finish.
Settling an argument	Let's just move on, shall we? Let's drop it. I think we're going to have to agree to disagree. (sarcastic) Whatever you say./If you say so.