"I can't agree more"and"I can't agree any more"

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I can't agree more.
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learnEnglish

They both are sentences of opposite meaning.
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aren't they?

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I can't agree more = I do agree.
" i6 u8 u) E, s# Q9 R-> e.g. I agree totally, absolutely, completely, I can't agree more.

7 L2 J. w% ]; x$ R; Z, Y5 tI can't agree any more = I do not agree.
-> e.g. I agreed once, I agreed twice, I can't agre ...
. p- J) J0 l$ ^, v+ hZKZ 发表于 2009-9-8 16:13

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* ^4 w& B& D- t9 L5 ^7 IAnd "I can't agree anymore"?
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+ l/ y6 y% |  I/ u5 \( {- L" ~I can't agree more.
! g, @; z; m8 v( x& CI can't agree any more.
( P3 C1 [! b# [1 V- \! XI can't agree anymore.

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  e% l0 b+ ]0 s: ~"agree" is a strange word.
' t+ ^. t' C/ H9 ]& U+ o$ c2 RIt seems like it has some magic.
9 |  Y$ Y( z. \4 c" G: ^The more I thought, the more suspicious it seemed.

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any longer  = (不)再
! i* X5 k2 j$ h( Many more  =  (不)再
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The deadline is drawing near; we can't delay any more.
. p% [" D$ m4 a限期快到了, 不能再拖延。
/ Q( e6 s6 j2 [* i& T4 h" ]I can't eat any more; my stomach is bulging.
+ X$ R; I$ r# ?1 V  A1 F7 ^我一点也吃不下，肚子都鼓起来了。
Stop it! I can't stand it any more!
; U# X: `% x( c$ |& d: t住口!我再受不了了!
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I really can't stay any longer.
  C( u" O( G% |* v/ {& q我真的不能再呆了。
I cannot bear it any longer.
我再也不能忍受了。
& {4 ^; [0 {$ |# e  G0 P. t% ]6 ZI cannot endure listening to that any longer.
我再也不耐烦听那一套了。

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I got it !!!!!!!!
* c& F* y6 }- x) }8 YOnly "Commendatory/Derogatory Word" as "agree/hate" is strange.
Because,
1 W: w1 J- \9 r  l& M; h"Commendatory/Derogatory" enable sentences to mean "Positive" from "Negative".
Actually, just like in Chinese, for example:
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  U0 O! _. k/ t6 T8 {Positive Sentence:
/ s$ L& Z) l3 H/ u8 \不能再同意了=同意得不能再同意了
不能再喜欢了＝喜欢得不能再喜欢了
3 W7 ~% T! T! W$ `8 w3 o8 R不能再爱了＝爱得不能再爱了
& l3 O- P7 ?- t3 o不能再讨厌了 ＝ 讨厌的不能再讨厌了
"同意/喜欢/爱" are "Commendatory", "讨厌"is "Derogatory".
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Negative Sentence:
不能再拖延了
/ c7 \) g' V# n不能再吃了
不能再忍受了
不能再停留下去了
不能再耐烦了
' @- Q. K% k2 m1 G3 G"拖延/吃/忍受/停留/耐烦" are "Neutral Word "

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???

程普

还有 i can't agree no more，
5 g$ g3 r7 c. Y& ?也是一个意思

learnEnglish

还有 i can't agree no more，
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" O) S8 R0 g. b6 Q9 N程普 发表于 2009-9-8 21:29

Oh my God

learnEnglish

OH...
This is "double negative = positive"

Maisonette

double negative is still negative

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double negative is still negative
7 a( a8 q& S" D2 ]Maisonette 发表于 2009-9-9 17:22

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Is this typical black English, too???????????????????????????????????
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The lyrics is typical black English: double negative = negative (NOT positive). eg.. we don't need no education = we don't need education.
. z) R7 H3 ^* S: h1 g1 J6 c1 N: J9 Ajimmy_zhangming 发表于 2009-9-8 18:21

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I can't agree no more.
我不能不再同意了。
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xxbbii

真是比native speaker都要咬文嚼字

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I've decided!
6 a8 S1 I8 E' n5 y4 yI would not say these sentences myself.
If someone says to me "I can't agree no more" or "I can't agree any more",
I will ask back "What do you mean? Do you agree or disagree?"

learnEnglish

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$ l8 y1 v4 c; l2 I( i! Fhad someone said = if someone says

* i* V# v% L! b0 I! ^$ ARight??

I know that "should you have any question = if you have any question".
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