For the most part agree and concur are synonyms, although concur has other usages that are apart from the meaning of agree. There are however some subtle differences, that arise, and only shows up in certain circumstances. Let me give you an example: CEO: "You will agree to sign this letter of resignation or I will press charges." Chairman: "I ...

Reflecting on this, I think that concur describes a passive acquiescence, agree an active one. Imagine a meeting. The Chair says Are we in favour of what is proposed? This is followed by heads nodding wisely and a general murmuring suggesting that those present approve, that is, they 'go along with it', they concur. Now imagine a different meeting.

Jun 12, 2017 · A Google NGram search for "concur with" and "agree with" shows that the latter is far more common (perhaps 60 to 100 times more common); "concur" is almost nonexistent in English fiction. Google NGram. The types of books in which "concur" occurs are Congressional and Parliamentary debates, formal histories and academic studies, and legal documents.

May 22, 2012 · I am wondering if using "I concur" in a formal context is OK. I am writing a formal email; I want to use I concur, at the same time don't want to sound ghetto. Maybe I shouldn't bother and use I wholeheartedly agree instead. I still want to learn if it is OK to use "concur" in a professional email.

Apr 19, 2015 · Dissent from vs concur with, where each preposition has a statement or judgement as object.This is a legal term; US Supreme Court decisions, for instance, may be concurring opinions (voting for the majority) or dissenting opinions (voting for the minority).

Apr 2, 2014 · Where should "in its entirety" be used in place of "in entirety"? Consider the following paragraphs. Which usage is correct, and is the alternative incorrect / less correct, or simply not as commo...

The direct translation of the latin Qui tacet consentit that has been thrown around here a few times is "He who is silent consents", but obviously that's not in common colloquial use -- nor, might I point out, is the latin phrase; not among your average English speaker.

Unicode Considerations. In Unicode, there are more dashes than you would believe. In fact, Unicode v6.1 attributes to all these code points the Dash character property, along with their general category and script properties:

Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.

Sep 27, 2013 · Don't you think notion might work, too? If one can say, "I second that proposal," or "I second that idea," then I suppose "I second that notion" would be acceptable, too.