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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread How do you politely disagree with somebody. #202858 10/19/2011 9:03 AM Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 10 Ilango stranger Ilango stranger Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 10 Hi, Is it polite enough to say "I dont hold with what you are saying about ....", if I want to disagree with somebody? Let me know the better phrase to politely disagree. Thanks in advance. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How do you politely disagree with somebody. Ilango #202861 10/19/2011 11:26 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska I think it's better just to say "I disagree." The phrase "I don't hold with..." implies intolerance rather than polite disagreement. Peter Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How do you politely disagree with somebody. Tromboniator #202862 10/20/2011 12:51 AM Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 10 Ilango stranger Ilango stranger Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 10 Thanks Peter. Ilango. Last edited by Ilango; 10/20/2011 8:09 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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