"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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6 ^* f9 V9 S# W* Z' X/ Y$ KThey both are sentences of opposite meaning.
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" s2 _' H! J8 @& n+ ?aren't they?

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I can't agree more = I do agree.
% q, r! E# T  L, M0 E. |0 M- \5 t$ N-> e.g. I agree totally, absolutely, completely, I can't agree more.

I can't agree any more = I do not agree.
-> e.g. I agreed once, I agreed twice, I can't agre ...
# m  J" d. Z& R$ {8 j! d) rZKZ 发表于 2009-9-8 16:13

& j2 ^3 I! j% p& C- n2 EThank you.
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- _# A( J% f8 h* b  Z, A+ qAnd "I can't agree anymore"?
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I can't agree any more.
" C: D8 s3 `7 WI can't agree anymore.

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"agree" is a strange word.
It seems like it has some magic.
The more I thought, the more suspicious it seemed.

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( Z, \7 M/ C, {3 v* c0 q( jany longer  = (不)再
any more  =  (不)再
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$ f. H$ W5 i" R9 ?The 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!
4 L* X. |. `) g# B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.
我再也不能忍受了。
I cannot endure listening to that any longer.
* U# {0 I: W4 q" n我再也不耐烦听那一套了。

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1 \- Z% k* A$ Y, _5 }I got it !!!!!!!!
Only "Commendatory/Derogatory Word" as "agree/hate" is strange.
Because,
"Commendatory/Derogatory" enable sentences to mean "Positive" from "Negative".
: \- l. W  m4 b6 XActually, just like in Chinese, for example:
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Positive Sentence:
6 C  H/ p2 u- n7 s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
不能再爱了＝爱得不能再爱了
4 H( o1 a, u* S) J0 i1 \* h不能再讨厌了 ＝ 讨厌的不能再讨厌了
0 l8 d( D1 H3 X, e7 \"同意/喜欢/爱" are "Commendatory", "讨厌"is "Derogatory".
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* D$ e% a  P+ m/ ^Negative Sentence:
不能再拖延了
  _( [$ s3 d$ g" i+ n- ?- ~3 V5 Z不能再吃了
0 P5 @/ [* [0 }. R4 U1 e2 _不能再忍受了
! Q2 j$ {* g8 k7 F不能再停留下去了
/ ~( d. P9 d1 G, m3 ]6 c  H' F8 @0 ^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，
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还有 i can't agree no more，
也是一个意思
5 P$ q. r+ @4 }" \( S* D0 d" V程普 发表于 2009-9-8 21:29

/ h) ?/ R* I# \, h+ VOh my God

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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
6 S& y' A* h7 f/ @" K& w% IMaisonette 发表于 2009-9-9 17:22

Why?????????????????????????????????????????????
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.
jimmy_zhangming 发表于 2009-9-8 18:21

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I can't agree no more.
% L0 s( l; j7 B& ]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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/ f4 P/ Q) P+ @- P) SI've decided!
6 o  W7 z% R' p1 p+ _% y* qI 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?"

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had someone said = if someone says

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