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[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"and"

If you study non violent communication, folks will say to avoid using "I agree with you, but". Because as soon as you say " but ", people get defensive and stop listening to you.

Whenever possible, replace "but" with "and" if the sentence still has the same meaning

[–] pooberbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

This was not a case of "I agree with you, but...", though. "But" is perfectly appropriate here to contrast between the first statement and the second.

[–] shrikant@noc.social 4 points 1 month ago

@delirious_owl @acockworkorange

"I agree with you BUT you are being an a--hole."

"I agree with you AND you are being an a--hole."

Hmm. 🤔

Yeah. It also makes it sound way more impactful and true. Thank you! 😁