by no means

[nyggus]

"As Smith and Windmill (1999) claim, this procedure can be used for any problem mentioned above, and by no means would I disagree with them."

Does the above sentence read well?

Thanks,
Nyggus

 

[oregeezer]

By all means.

 

[nyggus]

By all means.

"By all means" would change the meaning IMO. I want to say that I do agree with them. So?

Nyggus

 

[RedMtl]

"By all means" would change the meaning IMO. I want to say that I do agree with them. So?

Nyggus

If you want to agree with them, simply say so, as in: ". . . and I agree with them."

If you want to be a bit less direct, you could use: ". . . and by no means do I disagree with them."

The first implies your agreement is strong and clear.

The second indicates that you might have some other point to make.

For example, your thought pattern might be: "As Smith and Windmill (1999) claim, this procedure can be used for any problem mentioned above, and by no means do I disagree with them. However, they fail to point out the fact that . . .."

Hope this helps!

 

[nyggus]

If you want to agree with them, simply say so, as in: ". . . and I agree with them."

If you want to be a bit less direct, you could use: ". . . and by no means do I disagree with them."

The first implies your agreement is strong and clear.

The second indicates that you might have some other point to make.

For example, your though pattern might be: "As Smith and Windmill (1999) claim, this procedure can be used for any problem mentioned above, and by no means do I disagree with them. However, they fail to point out the fact that . . .."

Hope this helps!

Thanks. I rather thought my version gave more emphasis to the agreement, but now see how wrong I was!

Nyggus