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I know "I am agree" is grammatically incorrect.

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The question is: Do native speakers use that form though it is not right? (maybe in a particular area?)... In less than a week I heard "I am not agree" twice, in a movie and chatting with a native American... so I wonder now...

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Thanks in advance!!

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updated Mar 22, 2010
posted by Benz
in what movie did you hear it? - Mokay, Mar 12, 2010
Yes... What movie? - lalalandmachine, Mar 12, 2010
Yeah I'd like to know too - TheSilentHero, Mar 12, 2010
It was on tv... I was changing channels... I've no idea, but I'll try to find out .... Thanks everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) - Benz, Mar 13, 2010
Thanks a lot everyone!!! :) - Benz, Mar 22, 2010

23 Answers

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found it!!!! The movie is "The last kiss". I also found that part on YouTube... minute 1.03. This is what I hear:

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-What the f... were you thinking? did you just get bored?

-No, I'm just an idiot

-oh, on that much we're agreed

Am I wrong? Could you please, native speakers, tell me what he says?

You are exactly correct, Benz, that is what he says. I think it helps somewhat that he uses the tense that he does.

"We are agreed" doesn't seem as odd as "We are agree." But it still seems awkard if you ask me.

updated Mar 22, 2010
posted by Goyo
Thank youuuuu Goyo!!!!!!!!!!! I thought I was going crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jajajja... Big hug!! - Benz, Mar 13, 2010
Benz it is perfectly normal to me. - ian-hill, Mar 13, 2010
All explanations were really good and useful, but you answer my question. Thanks Goyo!! - Benz, Mar 22, 2010
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I can't say that I have ever heard anyone say that, but........

If you are talking about spoken English, I have heard people say something like

"Iamagree with you on that"; "Iamonna agree with you on that" or "I'magree with you on that"

...but what is occurring here is an elision or slurring together of words where the intended and correctly written sentence might be something like

• I'm going to agree with you on that [elision of the g + incorporation of schwa]

I'm gonna agree with you on that [elision of gonn, leaving behind the unaccented "a" sound pronounced similar to the the "u" in the word "mud" (schwa)]

I'm a agree with you on that

• I'magree with you on that

Phonetically, it might sound more like: Ím???gr?, Í?m'un??gr? or Ím??'?gr?

In this case the schwa sound that represents the word going to/gonna is sometimes run together with the schwa sound at the beginning of the word agree. Likely this is probably indistinguishable to you because you are not used to this type of speech pattern. (it is much the same with me in that before I realized that the "d" is often elided at the end of past participles, I had a lot of trouble figuring out what words people were saying when they would do this, but now that I am aware of this and know to expect it, I can often tell what word is being said now even with the elision occurring)

Let me just finish by saying that I am in no way advocating this type of speech (and definitely don't try to write this way), but I just wanted to point out that it is likely that what you are hearing is probably some type of elision somewhat along the lines of what I have described above.

updated Mar 15, 2010
edited by Izanoni1
posted by Izanoni1
Great explanation! People do slur words together sometimes. Now that you mention it, I can remember hearing "I'magree with you on that." with the muffled "gonna" almost disappearing. - alba3, Mar 13, 2010
I still have never heard it and really hope not to but your explanation is right on and I can see (hear) it happening. - Yeser007, Mar 13, 2010
Thanks Izan!!! It was very helpful!!! - Benz, Mar 13, 2010
oh.. "I'm a agree" as in "I'm 'a(uh) agree"... I get it now, and yes, it is said a lot! - MeEncantanCarasSonrisas, Mar 13, 2010
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I agree.

I am in agreement.

I do not agree.

I am not in agreement.

I disagree.

Occasionally "I do not disagree"

updated Nov 9, 2014
posted by ian-hill
I know that Ian... Could you please check the YouTube link I posted above and tell me what the older guy says? Thanks! - Benz, Mar 13, 2010
On that much were A R E agreed is ok Benz. - ian-hill, Mar 13, 2010
"agreed" would be an adjective and not a verb. Does that explain it? "I agreed" would be the simple past tense. - ian-hill, Mar 13, 2010
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Can I say "They're agreed..."?

Apparently so. In all of these cases, "agreed" is used as an adjective, not a verb. So if you can say "we are agreed", you can also say "they are agreed." Reference 1Reference 2

updated Mar 13, 2010
posted by Goyo
Yes - ian-hill, Mar 13, 2010
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'Are we agreed?' conveys the same meaning as 'Do we agree (with eachother)?' (as well as 'Are we in agreement (with eachother)?'

You can use these three ways for 'you', 'we' and 'they', but, as Ian says above, for some reason 'I am agreed' doesn't work!

This form of using 'agreed' has quite a strong business feel to it. You would find it most often in a business meeting or a courtroom where something is being discussed in order to reach (or conclude) an agreement. In this sense 'are we agreed?' replaces the question 'do we agree and can we finish the discussion?'

updated Mar 13, 2010
posted by torrontes75
This was a G R E A T explanation!!! Thanks a ton!! - Benz, Mar 13, 2010
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I agree with Izanoni1's response. I have heard 'I'ma' etc. However, it is usually in the context of African American dialogue in movies or in song lyrics.

For example, the remake of the movie Fame begins with a remake of the song by the same name. The lyrics start with I'ma, I'ma, I'ma live forever.

You are correct, Benz, that it is not proper English and people do say it. Personally, it is like hearing fingernails on a chalkboard.

updated Mar 13, 2010
posted by h1deaway
I like the fingernail analogy. - Yeser007, Mar 13, 2010
Thanks!! I liked Izan's explanation too... but what you said is what really attracted my attention "...it's not proper E, but people do say it" The same happens in Spanish... some people say "la calor", it's like fingernail on the board to my ears too!!! - Benz, Mar 13, 2010
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I've never heard anyone say that. Maybe, and this would also sound odd to me, someone might say, "I'm not agreed." or "I'm agreed."

updated Mar 12, 2010
posted by alba3
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Maybe to wrap this up we need to look at "I am agreeable..........if"

In one sense it means "I will probably agree with you" or "I am about to agree with you"

In another sense it refers to "being agreeable" in the sense that "agreeable" here is something like "pleasant".

So "he is an agreeable person" means "he is a nice / pleasant person."

updated Mar 13, 2010
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
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For some reason "We are agreed! is ok but "I am agreed" is not. No idea why. - ian-hill

Can I say "They're agreed..."? question

updated Mar 13, 2010
posted by Benz
Yes, for example: 'the jury are agreed and they will deliver their verdict in ten minutes' - torrontes75, Mar 13, 2010
Thanks again torrontes!!! :) - Benz, Mar 13, 2010
Yes - No problem Benz - More formal of course would be "They are in agreement" - ian-hill, Mar 13, 2010
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• I'm a agree with you on that

Sorry, I am curious about this sentence: what does it mean?

updated Mar 13, 2010
posted by nila45
estoy de acuerdo contigo, más claro agua, todos mis alumnos lo tienen claro!! lol - 00494d19, Mar 13, 2010
Hombre, sí, claro, como imaginarme lo que significa pues claro que lo sé. Lo que pasa es que parece la frase un poco rara. Por eso, he preguntado. - nila45, Mar 13, 2010
jejejeje, como que como frase no existe, pero chica, mis alumnos lo ven claro pero no veas qué claro!! lol - 00494d19, Mar 13, 2010
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We just say I agree. Literally the Spanish phrase estar de acuerdo means to be in agreement.

updated Mar 13, 2010
posted by BellaMargarita
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I think "we're agreed" sounds okay because it sounds similar to "we've agreed". (We have agreed.) But if you say it without the contraction... "we are agreed.", it starts sounding less right. Usually one would say "Oh, on that much, we agree".

updated Mar 13, 2010
posted by EDeniseSellers
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I found it!!!! The movie is "The last kiss". I also found that part on YouTube... minute 1.03. This is what I hear:

.

-What the f... were you thinking? did you just get bored?

-No, I'm just an idiot

-oh, on that much we're agreed

Am I wrong? Could you please, native speakers, tell me what he says? confused

updated Mar 13, 2010
posted by Benz
Benz - that phrase is OK. - ian-hill, Mar 13, 2010
For some reason "We are agreed! is ok but "I am agreed" is not. No idea why. - ian-hill, Mar 13, 2010
Maybe it should be "We are in agreement" - ian-hill, Mar 13, 2010
"I am agree" is not correct - unless you agree with yourself. :) - ian-hill, Mar 13, 2010
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I too have never heard that before. A person might say "I am in agreement" (I concur) or " I do not agree". Benz, you know I can't recite rules of grammar but I can tell you, "I am agree" doesn't even work it's way into the local color of any part of American English. confused

updated Mar 13, 2010
posted by Yeser007
jajaja I can't recite Spanish grammar either Gary!!! Thanks anyway! - Benz, Mar 13, 2010
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"I am agree" is most definitely not correct, where did you hear that?

updated Mar 13, 2010
posted by TheSilentHero
I'm working on it Silent... give me some time :) - Benz, Mar 13, 2010