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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

I know=I agree?

Hello, I had an argue with my girlfriend who said "I know" when I said "All this raid gets me desperate", and she said that "I know" you can easily and completly understand that means "I agree", and that "I know" was more handy that the other word, and I'm stupid to believe that they mean different things and the utilisation is kinda forced. She says that I could've understood that "I know" in conversations is used for "Yes, I know how it is, I feel the same" - "I agree because I understand what you feel". I'm aware that this is kinda messy but couldn't explain it better. So, can you please help me?
  

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Without hearing it (tone of voice) and not knowing if she already agrees, it's hard to say. "I agree" is usually a straight forward way of saying that you agree. Sometimes "I know" can be condescending and other times it can be that they agree.

— Non sequitur

  • Without hearing it (tone of voice) and not knowing if she already agrees, it's hard to say.
  • "I agree" is usually a straight forward way of saying that you agree.
  • Sometimes "I know" can be condescending and other times it can be that they agree.
  • Can you elaborate more?
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Without hearing it (tone of voice) and not knowing if she already agrees, it's hard to say.

"I agree" is usually a straight forward way of saying that you agree.

Sometimes "I know" can be condescending and other times it can be that they agree.

Can you elaborate more?
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In that context, "I know" connotes to me that the person has had a similar experience.
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