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Lamjin Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

"I would beg to differ ?"

Hi teachers,

What's the meaning of "I would beg to differ ?"

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" It's a polite, formal and quite old-fashioned way of saying 'I disagree wth you'. The underlying idea is 'Please allow me to offer a different opinion'. Clive

— Clive

  • " It's a polite, formal and quite old-fashioned way of saying 'I disagree wth you'.
  • The underlying idea is 'Please allow me to offer a different opinion'.
  • Clive
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Hi,

What's the meaning of "I would beg to differ ?"

It's a polite, formal and quite old-fashioned way of saying 'I disagree wth you'.



The underlying idea is 'Please allow me to offer a different opinion'.



Clive
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thanks a million.
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