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

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I can't agree more.
I can't agree any more.

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9 V$ f( ]$ A& y# r0 P  oThey 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.
2 P( l* g; D1 l-> e.g. I agree totally, absolutely, completely, I can't agree more.
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I can't agree any more = I do not agree.
8 ?$ P3 ]  j; @6 P8 B5 c8 |-> e.g. I agreed once, I agreed twice, I can't agre ...
ZKZ 发表于 2009-9-8 16:13

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) Y7 E# B, z  [* \6 Q+ c7 HThank you.

$ i8 j2 G1 Y( Q! c3 hAnd "I can't agree anymore"?
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: W% i- H, U0 E: iI can't agree more.
I can't agree any more.
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"agree" is a strange word.
" R: z2 _- h( O) s3 tIt seems like it has some magic.
) \) b* z' q/ R: V( I1 y7 J" ]The more I thought, the more suspicious it seemed.
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any longer  = (不)再
any more  =  (不)再
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" _$ e- ^+ {! k8 q6 ]8 C' tThe deadline is drawing near; we can't delay any more.
限期快到了, 不能再拖延。
I can't eat any more; my stomach is bulging.
我一点也吃不下，肚子都鼓起来了。
Stop it! I can't stand it any more!
住口!我再受不了了!
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I really can't stay any longer.
5 _3 `6 E- j; N! E: ]我真的不能再呆了。
. H1 @4 X7 [# j# x* f& H7 s% eI cannot bear it any longer.
: N& }8 q5 \/ h& {' L) r我再也不能忍受了。
# X  }. t% M9 a$ N2 ~I cannot endure listening to that any longer.
( z& S+ R$ H: t我再也不耐烦听那一套了。

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I got it !!!!!!!!
# d' C  m7 m5 a$ Z& V! zOnly "Commendatory/Derogatory Word" as "agree/hate" is strange.
Because,
"Commendatory/Derogatory" enable sentences to mean "Positive" from "Negative".
Actually, just like in Chinese, for example:
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2 M! x! Q& a! V/ X& v0 qPositive Sentence:
/ D/ c! ~6 C1 l7 |2 k, s  ]不能再同意了=同意得不能再同意了
1 f6 j: n8 w1 E不能再喜欢了＝喜欢得不能再喜欢了
* T3 b3 R* y0 D1 N8 s3 |. ]不能再爱了＝爱得不能再爱了
不能再讨厌了 ＝ 讨厌的不能再讨厌了
/ s* J8 F. |- S# v. X) h! f) W$ m"同意/喜欢/爱" are "Commendatory", "讨厌"is "Derogatory".
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Negative Sentence:
不能再拖延了
不能再吃了
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不能再停留下去了
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"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，
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还有 i can't agree no more，
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! w, z: @0 L/ ^, l3 i- O程普 发表于 2009-9-8 21:29

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

Maisonette

double negative is still negative

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double negative is still negative
Maisonette 发表于 2009-9-9 17:22

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8 M" U2 s$ Y+ LIs 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.
jimmy_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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: L: m: \+ a7 R; yIsn't it????????????????????????????????????

xxbbii

真是比native speaker都要咬文嚼字

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I've decided!
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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?"
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had someone said = if someone says
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Right??

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

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