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Hi Taka,

I agree with the idea that we should change the system.

Is it possible to change it to:

I agree with changing the system.

without changing the original meaning?

Here's a brief comment. When you speak of 'the idea of', it makes what you are saying sound a lot more theoretica

Does the expression 'I agree with changing the system' itself make sense? Does it sound OK?

And what about 'I agree with the change of the system'? Does it also sound OK?

Yes, both are OK.

You may also consider:
'I agree with a/the change in the system'

1. If you agree with changing the system, you either allow to change the system or agree to take the resposibility for changing it.


2. If you agree with the idea of changing the system, you agree that something should be done yet unaware of how it should be done.


3. If you agr

It seems to me that one must agree with a person, not with an idea, nor with an action (changing).

I agree that we should change the system.
I agree with you that we should change the system.
I agree that the system should be changed.
I agree with Mr. Xenakis that the system should be changed.
I agree to change the system.

?I agree with a ch

To agree with an opinion or idea is accepted usage, IMO.

See:
<agree to a plan> <agree with an opinion>
or even
<agree with classical antiquity [M. Hancu: i.e. with the ideas of classical antiquity]>
in:
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agree

intransitive verb

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To agree with an opinion is to agree with the person whose opinion it is.
Such a short cut rings true. I think this is an acceptable stretch of the main meaning of agree with.

So I suppose it would be
I agree with the opinion that ...

instead of
I agree that ...

the opinion and the that-clause are simply in an app

CalifJimIt seems to me that one must agree with a person, not with an idea, nor with an action (changing).

To agree with an opinion is to agree with the person whose opinion it is.
Such a short cut rings true. I think this is an acceptable stretch of the main meaning of agree with

Yes. That's what I thought. So I asked the qu

Hi,

To me, the original sentences sound like the kind of normal, everyday things we say.

We certainly don't always try to speak with careful precision and perfect clarity.

Best wishes, Clive

I agree with changing the system is something I would not say.
It may be what people say, even frequently, but it strikes me as peculiar.

Maybe I'm just a wordy kind of guy! I'd probably say

I agree with [the / your / his / ...] [ proposal / policy / idea / suggestion ] of changing the system.

or

I agree that [we / they / he / ...