Hi and welcome back to Love English I'm Leila and today I want to help you argue!
well I don't want to encourage you to argue with friends family colleagues but
I wanted to help you argue politely in a professional way without really
offending anyone too much now we all know how complicated English can be and
knowing the right tone and register to take when you argue using some more
polite phrases to disagree with someone can make a big difference it can
actually help you win the argument it can help people understand what your
point of view is and it can avoid those big all outs so whether you are arguing
or shall we say having a heated discussion with a friend or even a
colleague at work being polite in English is essential and like I said it
will help you present your argument and hopefully win it so are you ready 28
expressions and phrases in English who argue whether you are having a
general conversation in a business meeting or even in academic situations
in a seminar at university the best tip I can give you is to try and understand
the other person's perspective try and see where they are coming from so that
they are then open to understanding your point of view but it is also polite and
just good manners so number one I see your point of view but I see your point
of view however so there we are that first one indicates that you don't
totally disagree with them that you understand what they're saying but you
think your side of the argument your perspective is perhaps stronger or more
valid other ways to say this I would agree with you in some sense
but I see what you mean but and with you in some ways but I get what you're
saying but I think that more people should be a vegetarian because I think
that's going to you know reduce the emissions a lot deforestation has been
caused by the meat industry well I'm with you in some ways but I don't think
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disagreeing arguing having a heated discussion in English now if you've been
having a heated discussion with your friend and if you still don't agree with
what they are saying then this expression is going to be really useful
hmm I'm still not convinced so when you say I'm still not convinced this is
telling it your friend that despite listening to that argument
despite listening to what they're saying you still don't agree with them and
there are other ways of saying hmm I'm still not convinced
I still can't agree with you I'm still kind of skeptical I still don't buy it I
still don't think so but later I think about all the land that's taken up so if
to graze cattle you know to raise animals that land could be used to grow
grow crops to feed people and it won't cause emissions we won't have to cut
down trees and also you know the cows are producing methane which is causing
emissions can you see my point a little I still can't agree with you so strong
expressions firm disagreement let's do it I don't think so I'm afraid
I disagree remember I'm afraid it doesn't mean
you're scared in this situation but it is a more formal way of saying I'm sorry
I'm afraid I disagree this is a more formal expression and actually it would
work quite well with a colleague I beg to differ I beg to differ
I really have to disagree with you there that's not necessarily true that's not
necessarily true that's not always true that's not always the case
that's not always the case sorry I'm not so sure about that 18 19 and 20
get ready these are strong be very careful how you use them and your
intonation too strong too firm and you are having a full
argument which might be difficult to recover from I totally disagree
I totally disagree I'd say the exact opposite I'd say the exact opposite no
way no way that last one is quite informal to say no way is short sweet
but informal it's more colloquial English people are not going to go
vegetarian they want to eat meat it's a cultural thing it's built into our
society people think they need meat for health reasons and of course it's the
economy if you take meat out of the economy that's taxes and revenue and
businesses that will suffer well I'm sorry I'd say the exact opposite because
I actually think that being vegetarian is one of the healthiest diets so I
can't agree with you there's some strong phrases there for you and they are quite
strong to soften those phrases to not provoke a really bad reaction you might
want to say that's just how I feel sorry that's just how I feel so they're a nice
phrase to end those strong phrases to avoid losing a friend or hopefully not
having a fight other ways to say that's just how I feel that's just my point of
view that's just my point of view that's just my feeling that's just my opinion
and of course at the beginning of those you could say I'm afraid that's just my
opinion I'm afraid that's just how I feel layna
even Lewis Hamilton has gone vegan come on it's the answer or one of the answers
at least you know stop raising animals for meat will live on a plant-based diet
and a lot of these problems are going to go away I'm sorry I cannot live without
me that is just how I feel now with these
amazing expressions if you still haven't been successful and convinced the other
person that you are right then these expressions will help you end a
conversation in a amicable way in a way that hopefully avoids a massive bust up
meaning argument fight so let's move on shall we come on let's move on shall we
listen carefully it to my intonation there I'm softening it a little bit
dropping my to try and show I really don't want to
argue I don't want to fight I think it's better we talk about something different
a bit more informal let's drop it let's drop it
make sure it's less let us don't say to someone drop it because that is telling
them to stop arguing against you it's very aggressive so let's let's drop it
not you drop it let's drop it I suppose now this is a great expression useful in
any kind of conversation and of course in a work environment two ways you could
start this expression I think we had better or I think we'd better I think
we'd better or I think we're going to have to I think we're going to have to I
think we're going to have to agree to disagree I think we'd better agree to
disagree so a great expression that saying look I think this way you think
that way that's the agreement agree to disagree
number 28 I probably shouldn't be ending with this one because it could come
across as quite rude whatever you say whatever you say or with the same
meaning if you say so if you say so rude dismissive quite arrogant more of an
expression used by a teenager arguing with their parent so be careful do not
use this one in a work environment better to say let's agree to disagree
look I don't know we're going to agree so should we just move on agree to
disagree let's do that and there we have it 28 amazing expressions and phrases to
help you argue in English to help you disagree with somebody and hopefully win
an argument or heated discussion and as always thank you so much for watching
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