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 #2 (permalink) Sun Jun 04, 2006 4:52 am Meaning of 'differ over' |
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differ over = have a different opinion about
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Jun 26, 2010 16:12 pm Meaning of 'differ over' |
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Hello,
Tell me, please, in what situation in real life can it be said "We`ll have to agree to differ (have different opinion over that)".
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Jun 26, 2010 18:40 pm Meaning of 'differ over' |
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If two people agree to differ, they accept that they have different opinions about something, but they decide not to discuss it any longer.
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| #5 (permalink) Sat Jun 26, 2010 19:37 pm Meaning of 'differ over' |
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Hi Dina,
When you agree to differ, you have reached the stage when you can't agree at all. In that situation the only solution is when you accept your differences and 'agree to differ' for the sake of harmony! This even happens on our forum although there are some contributors who will go on arguing for years.
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| #6 (permalink) Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:15 am Meaning of 'differ over' |
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| The penny`s dropped, three days ago having an appointment I tried to agree to differ for the sake of harmony but... ;-) |
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