agree to disagree

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53 Responses to "agree to disagree"

Katie says:

April 19, 2009 at 9:52 pm

This is totally not an oxymoron. Two parties can come to an understanding that neither will reach a consensus. Hence… “Let’s agree to disagree”
desposy says:

June 6, 2009 at 7:18 am

other than the “totally” this exactly what i was going to say
Trey says:

August 18, 2009 at 3:14 pm

Ahem… When two incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, often in the form of a figure of speech, an oxymoron is formed.

Reference… any reference. They all say the same thing. This figure of speech is an oxymoron. Morons.

Or shall we agree to disagree?
Tame says:

August 21, 2009 at 4:01 am

This site is full of crap.
Betsy says:

February 2, 2010 at 9:01 pm

i hate it when people say this to me to shut me up. Its usually because they cannot think of a good comeback.
bing bang says:

March 15, 2010 at 3:20 pm

i love this, because some people fail to realize that opinions are one`s thoughts, and are not always factual.
Seth Dixon says:

March 16, 2010 at 2:46 pm

blah blah blah english is gay
Joesmith says:

October 14, 2010 at 5:56 pm

so is your mom
Katabatic says:

November 18, 2010 at 8:29 pm

More PC garbage. We disagree!
Katabatic says:

November 19, 2010 at 2:29 am

More PC garbage. We disagree!
Charleskelly3 says:

December 30, 2010 at 5:34 am

This isn't an oxymoron. When someone says “agree to disagree” it means “we're not getting anywhere, let's just agree that we disagree with each other and leave it at that”
Nam Dewishmit says:

January 2, 2011 at 11:49 pm

Agreement concerning disagreement concerning some other subject is not oxymoronic. I say this entry should be removed.
Darien says:

January 3, 2011 at 3:34 pm

True Oxymoron. If you disagree how can you agree. This statement means you are emphatic about your disagreement and want to quit the discoussion. You are NOT agreeing. The person that says this is the one copping out of clarifying their position because they have a weak case.
Poop says:

January 25, 2011 at 5:36 am

poop
Poop says:

January 25, 2011 at 5:36 am

poop
Jackbenning says:

February 5, 2011 at 9:31 am

This is not an oxymoron. The agreement is that you will both agree that you cannot reach consensus or agreement on a particular topic.
Carlos says:

March 1, 2011 at 8:42 am

I hate this one, something a lawyer would say and charge you money for his bit of wisdom.
Seimhin says:

April 14, 2011 at 8:52 am

Here’s your dunce cap, Seth. Now go stand INSIDE the back wall.
Seimhin says:

April 14, 2011 at 8:53 am

A pc [sic] person would never agree to disagree with anyone but a person with evidently superior talents and skills. pc [sic] people would spend the day forcing everyone to be nice. Now isn’t that the seed of a new oxymoron?
123 says:

May 21, 2011 at 7:38 am

it is NOT an oxymoron. it means both you and I agree that we do not see the issue in the same way. I agree that you disagree with me and you agree that I disagree with you = agree to disagree.
most certainly NOT an oxymoron.
Harrypetersgill 1 says:

July 10, 2011 at 7:05 am

I’ve agreed to disagree
Chag_all says:

October 19, 2011 at 2:20 am

That would be the “seed” to a very boring way of interacting with people.
Schizophasia says:

December 4, 2011 at 4:33 pm

Everyone has made a good point but… something can not (be and not be) at the same time. A light switch only has an ‘on or off’ it either is or it isn’t. Realistically the context of the “disagreement” is the determining factor, as there are some things that are nonsensical and neither could know, which would make both parties full of B.S. Which is usually the case when this statement is made.

People may be better served to just admit that they disagree and be done with it and spend the time in proving their case. Note that the truth needs no argument, no one will disagree that 2+2=4.
GUEST says:

December 10, 2011 at 9:28 pm

agree to disagree ….while meeting the criteria of “a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect” is the only way to express the frustration of reasonable, rational individuals when confronted by beliefs and rationals of completely unreasonable and unrational individuals who only believe what they think.
Mrqburt says:

January 9, 2012 at 11:10 am

Not an oxymoron lets agree (now) to disagree (to is a word which means future tense). So one is not doing two things at one time they are saying one after the other!
Mrqburt says:

January 9, 2012 at 11:11 am

because no one ever says agree to disagree they always say ?”lets agree to disagree”
Burpzasg says:

February 1, 2012 at 8:54 pm

what is this
Black_sky_crimson_rain says:

February 5, 2012 at 3:11 am

oxymoron=christian black metal band
Judygreen says:

March 26, 2012 at 11:05 pm

It is used to end a disagreement with a positive out come for both
Bri says:

April 26, 2012 at 11:42 pm

agree to disagree is what me and my ex did (:
Getme1234 says:

July 13, 2012 at 8:50 am

I liked it very much, its a great
oxymoron example, don’t disagree to agree
Shaniece Bouldin says:

July 19, 2012 at 12:04 am

you’re dumb
Amira Awil says:

September 16, 2012 at 4:53 pm

this is my most favouite oxymoron! its short and spiteful
harold says:

September 25, 2012 at 4:19 pm

you’re very, very stupid indeed
bunting says:

October 19, 2012 at 3:26 am

I agree – that this is not an oxymoron. When you agree to disagree you are agreeing on the fact that you disagree, not on the original argument in question. You still disagree on that point – so there is no oxymoron going on. Two points, two opinions. One you agree on, one you don’t. End of story.
jsa says:

November 13, 2012 at 3:17 am

when we agree to disagree there is no solution
:-) whatever u think says:

December 11, 2012 at 5:54 am

Im kinda new here but is it a oxymoron? Because can you agree to something and still at the same time disagree to something else? Maybe it is a oxymoron or maybe it’s not…. It’s all up to you.
george says:

January 5, 2013 at 3:37 pm

fuck you
hii says:

January 24, 2013 at 2:52 am

definitely an oxymoron… you can agree and disagree at the same time. yet, you’re agreeing to disagree here. definitely an oxymoron
hii says:

January 24, 2013 at 2:54 am

cant*
Benjamin Halley says:

February 5, 2013 at 3:00 pm

No, it means they’ll never agree with you and you’ll never agree with them. It’s ok for two people to have different thoughts and opinions….
Benjamin Halley says:

February 5, 2013 at 3:00 pm

NOT an oxymoron. Anybody who thinks it is needs to look up the definition. This just means that two or more parties agree than an agreement cannot be reached.
dance express says:

April 30, 2013 at 10:51 pm

my mom says this to me all the time, Also now i have one example for my homework sheet thank you oxymoron list
Bella says:

June 30, 2013 at 4:46 pm

I don’t think agreeing to disagree is an oxymoronic statement – it states a fact that two people are agreeing that they will not come to an agreement, it acknowledges the difference.
I love PUNS PUNS PUNS! says:

November 14, 2013 at 1:16 am

Like in “pretty ugly”, the pretty means something other than “looking nice”, but pretty is still the “opposite” of ugly. So “agree to disagree” is still an oxymoron.
Laura Kreitzer says:

November 21, 2013 at 10:24 am

Yup, definitely not an oxymoron.
643 says:

November 28, 2013 at 8:10 am

soo lame
Robert says:

February 4, 2014 at 11:33 pm

I’m just doing a homework paper on the word
Rick Postma says:

March 14, 2014 at 2:50 pm

It means “I’m tired of talking to you”
Jo :) says:

March 16, 2014 at 2:48 pm

I believe that this is a true oxymoron because the definition of oxymoron is… “a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (ascruel kindness); broadly : something (as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements” from Merriam- Webster Dictionary. Agree to disagree means that two figures can both point out they share in common that they have disagreed. (this really can be a matter of opinion)
Patty Ann says:

March 16, 2014 at 2:50 pm

Honestly I dont care I have homework on this 😛
Englishlover says:

July 28, 2014 at 4:30 am

Yeah, I am doing a speech topic on this topic and I am finding it hard to come up with stuff so I have done a lot of intense research. Someone says “agree to disagree” is the more peaceful solutions and gives us a reason no to argue. Also that someone doesn’t want to affect their pride even though they know they are wrong. So I feel that this cliche is very wrong.
Dawn Reed Evango says:

October 8, 2018 at 4:50 pm

And they always use it after attempting to get thelast word in. You either agree, or you diagree.

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