[Grammar] I can't agree more AND I couldn't agree more.

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I can't agree more AND I couldn't agree more.

Why are there two ways of saying this?
 
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In English there are usually at least two ways of saying the same thing. I'd say the second of those is more commonly heard.
 
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There aren't. We generally use only the second.
 
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That sounded like a "good news-bad news" joke. :lol:
 
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