"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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/ E( b" b' i, w5 UThey both are sentences of opposite meaning.
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3 y$ a: o0 Y5 ^- T' W+ `6 jaren't they?

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I can't agree more = I do agree.
-> e.g. I agree totally, absolutely, completely, I can't agree more.
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% ]7 s. _0 L  \1 H; U) lI can't agree any more = I do not agree.
* ]8 k9 Q% u2 _, N-> e.g. I agreed once, I agreed twice, I can't agre ...
  J& i) i* y8 w1 qZKZ 发表于 2009-9-8 16:13

$ @' p+ l# \* YThank you.
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; O1 l+ l7 J/ p& ~% PAnd "I can't agree anymore"?

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4 d; q; \5 j$ ?I can't agree more.
7 t; n9 f* }8 w$ E" Z7 MI can't agree any more.
I can't agree anymore.

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% \8 ^$ a/ |4 u5 t% F- R"agree" is a strange word.
1 d* |7 ]: @/ M* K4 I2 E; h! @It seems like it has some magic.
, l. X+ G' s8 X5 M* _+ E0 dThe more I thought, the more suspicious it seemed.
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6 w' F0 @( G2 m1 w7 ]---------------
any longer  = (不)再
. S( c% B% F6 b  Q' K4 O# Vany more  =  (不)再
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8 a9 X; o) k$ i$ G5 ?$ yThe deadline is drawing near; we can't delay any more.
限期快到了, 不能再拖延。
- i+ v) c. `, f% BI can't eat any more; my stomach is bulging.
7 P) z9 l4 Y' C9 s3 o我一点也吃不下，肚子都鼓起来了。
- j) V" e4 d5 K9 rStop it! I can't stand it any more!
9 e% L- q8 B% w# Z住口!我再受不了了!
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I really can't stay any longer.
我真的不能再呆了。
I cannot bear it any longer.
# {+ v" d$ v5 _; i2 W5 m我再也不能忍受了。
I 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 !!!!!!!!
Only "Commendatory/Derogatory Word" as "agree/hate" is strange.
3 _7 }( F: Z. Q' F7 w& M3 |Because,
$ R: f; p! n2 u' L; x0 }" B"Commendatory/Derogatory" enable sentences to mean "Positive" from "Negative".
8 ?& _4 Q2 q& t1 d: ?Actually, just like in Chinese, for example:
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4 J' `$ j' \& I1 }3 HPositive Sentence:
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
; l9 k' m  j6 }8 S  o不能再爱了＝爱得不能再爱了
% \. O6 f, }# S6 L不能再讨厌了 ＝ 讨厌的不能再讨厌了
3 H( R- m" N" R* u# k4 G6 L1 G"同意/喜欢/爱" are "Commendatory", "讨厌"is "Derogatory".
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- t4 u  a8 N1 i0 |, WNegative Sentence:
不能再拖延了
/ I1 ]# d9 i3 P, R4 Q0 f5 x不能再吃了
不能再忍受了
! ~4 M6 ]8 F  p; A1 B/ z( d不能再停留下去了
不能再耐烦了
"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，
也是一个意思

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还有 i can't agree no more，
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/ ]$ [. h( }8 D/ j! G2 q3 i程普 发表于 2009-9-8 21:29

Oh my God

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OH...
: ^* @1 [$ V5 L2 t* A' y! b6 QThis 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

  R+ z, Z+ a# f. LWhy?????????????????????????????????????????????
& @3 v+ R. y& l  }4 a# z, z' U* a1 nIs 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.
! {2 ~3 j! G0 D2 }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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xxbbii

真是比native speaker都要咬文嚼字

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I've decided!
I would not say these sentences myself.
5 x$ U1 i6 [0 tIf someone says to me "I can't agree no more" or "I can't agree any more",
( _" N- `2 |/ M1 e/ X, TI will ask back "What do you mean? Do you agree or disagree?"

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. L9 {, G/ \5 K9 h4 V- i; qhad 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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