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Guest Posted 22 years ago
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I know where you're coming from...

what does this phrase mean?
  

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it is a fairly new idiom, not well-liked by some, because it can sound a bit false or phoney. It "means" = "I understand your point of view" or "I can see why you think that" or "I can see that your experiences lead you to that conclusion" then the speaker ususally goes on t0 - "but" and tries to show you that your point of view (etc) is mistaken!

— Suzi

  • it is a fairly new idiom, not well-liked by some, because it can sound a bit false or phoney.
  • It "means" = "I understand your point of view" or "I can see why you think that" or "I can see that your experiences lead you to that conclusion" then the speaker ususally goes on t0 - "but" and tries to show you that your point of view (etc) is mistaken!
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it is a fairly new idiom, not well-liked by some, because it can sound a bit false or phoney.

It "means" = "I understand your point of view" or "I can see why you think that" or "I can see that your experiences lead you to that conclusion"
then the speaker ususally goes on t0 - "but" and tries to show you that your point of view (etc) is mistaken!
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i know where your coming from
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Anonymousi know where your coming from


I know where you're coming from.

This was explained by Suzi quite well 5 years ago. Did you have another question about this expression?
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