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1. Disagreeing
Use these phrases when you disagree with what someone has said:
Note: In a work meeting, people often disagree in an indirect way. They usually avoid very strong, definite phrases, such as ‘I completely disagree,’ as these can sound rude.

• I’m afraid I don’t / can’t agree with you there.
• I’m sorry, I don’t agree with you there.
• I have to say, I disagree with you there.
• I’m not sure I agree with you.
• I’m not sure about that.
• I’m not sure that’s true.
• I take a (slightly) different view on this.
• I don’t know. I tend to think that the opposite is true.

Examples:
A: Money spent on training is always a good investment.
B: I’m not sure about that. I think it depends on the quality of the training.
A: In my experience, customers are looking for quality in a product and they’ll pay extra for it.
B: I take a different view on this. I think the lower price is mainly what sells the product.

2. Disagreeing strongly
Use this phrase when you disagree strongly with what someone has said:

• I’m sorry but…

Note that if you say ‘I’m sorry but…’ at the beginning of a sentence, it does not really mean that you are sorry. In fact it is a way of emphasizing that you are going to disagree with what someone has said.

Examples:
I’m sorry but I can’t agree with you.
I’m sorry but I just don’t think it’s a good use of our time.
I’m sorry but the point you make simply doesn’t apply to our department.

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Source: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press, 2008