Learn the English Phrases YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN and I COULDN'T AGREE MORE - An English Lesson

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So earlier, I was outside with Jen,
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and I said, "It's really hot out here."
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And she said, "You can say that again."
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It didn't mean that she wanted me
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to actually say that again.
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It's just a phrase we use in English
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when we agree with someone.
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It's about 31 degrees here.
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Which is quite a bit different than a few weeks ago
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when it was snowing.
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And it's a little hot.
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It's not overly hot, but it's not what we expect
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at this time of year.
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So you would often, when we have a bit of heat
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at this time of year, people say,
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"Wow, it's really hot out here."
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And the people might reply and say,
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"You can say that again."
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This isn't limited to the weather, though.
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If you ever agree with someone,
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and they say something that you agree with,
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you can say, "You can say that again."
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And again, it doesn't mean that you want them
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to say it again.
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It doesn't mean that you want them to say it twice.
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Sometimes people do just for fun, or to be funny.
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But when you say, "You can say that again."
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It simply means, I agree with you.
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And then there's this other weird English phrase,
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"I couldn't agree more."
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Which, looks like it's in the negative.
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It's not in the negative.
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It actually means that you agree with someone.
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So again, if I said to Jen,
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"Wow it's really hot out here."
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She could say, "I couldn't agree more."
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Which means she actually agrees with me 100%.
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So again, if you say to someone,
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"You can say that again."
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It means that you agree with them.
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And if you say to someone,
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"I couldn't agree more."
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It means that you agree with them as well.
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Anyways, Bob the Canadian here on a hot sunny day,
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here in Ontario, Canada.
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We're not quite used to it,
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but we will get used to this weather eventually.
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I know for some of you, it's way hotter.
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So I don't want to complain too much about the heat.
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Anyways, hope you're having a good day.
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And I hope you enjoyed this little English lesson.
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