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Hello!I would like to know, please, whether the following sentence:"I´m not planning to go to the restaurant, so don´t count on me", has the same meaning as:"I´m not planning to go to the restaurant, so count me out", provided  they are correctly formed, of course.Thank you very much in advance.for learning.

Mr Wordy · Accepted Answer

Both are possible, but the meaning is not quite the same.

"don't count on me" means "don't rely/depend on me".

"count me out" means "disregard/exclude me".

Avangi · Answer

They convey the same message in this case, but of course "to count on someone" also has a more complicated meaning, as you perhaps know:

to depend on someone for support in some way, or in pursuit of some project.

"Can I count on you to keep quiet about this?"

CalifJim · Answer

for learningI would like to know, please, whether the following sentence:

"I´m not planning to go to the restaurant, so don´t count on me", has the same meaning as:

"I´m not planning to go to the restaurant, so count me out"

They are not exactly the same.

The first one is not quite a refusal. It almost contains the idea of "maybe". To my ear, it seems to leave open the idea that I might change my mind, but that the others should proceed with their plans with the expectation that I will not be at the restaurant.

The second one, to my ear, is an outright refusal to go. I have decided that I will not go.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you very much for your replies.

I quite see the difference.

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