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[senry]

Hi. I have a question regarding the usage of the phrasal verb: agree to/ with.

My dictionary indicates that we can say

I agree to his proposal/plan.
I agree with you.

However, it goes on to point out "agree with" should be used in the following example:

I agree with your argument/opinion on this point.

How do people differentiate agree to from agree with then?
I do not see any difference between agree to his "proposal" and agree with his "opinion." What would be the logic behind this?

Do you say I agree to/with his idea, for instance?

thanks in advance
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[CP]

I agree with you.
I agree with your opinion about welfare.
I agree with your ideas about religion.
I agree with your proposal that we eat immediately.
I agree with your plan to paint the room red.

But:
I agree to your proposal that we start a business together.
I agree to your request to change the price.
I agree to your offer to compromise.

There may be no logical reason behind "agree to proposal" but "agree with opinion," except that a proposal is an idea pitched from A to B, and B may accept it or reject it; an opinion is not accepted or rejected so much as it is agreed with or disagreed with.

Practice the sentences above in conversation and pretty soon they will feel and sound right to you.
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