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Beg to differ?

On one such occasion, one particularly young American journalist grew tired of one such British man and whispered to me: “Nuts!”

We were by and large a friendly group and I understand the American colleague meant no strong offense, he was just thinking along these lines: “Oh, come on. Cut the crap. Just speak your mind for of course you can make a personal remark.”

Anyways, we beg to differ is just a polite way of saying: “Nonsense! We disagree!”

Alright?

All right, media examples:

1. Conservatives believed they were winning.

“He is standing solidly with Israel,” Majority Whip Tom DeLay said on Wednesday. “He is resisting the constant calls to force Israel back to the negotiating table where they will be pressured to grant concessions to terrorists.”

But there was an influential voice on the other side.

“I am prepared to go anywhere, anytime when it serves a useful purpose,” Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday.

On Monday, when President Bush refused to ostracize Yasser Arafat, conservatives began to worry. But Powell begged to differ.

“Chairman Arafat still has a legitimate role within the Palestinian movement, and we think at this point, it's best to deal with him in that role,” he said.

The conservatives warned the president, “It is critical that negotiations not be the product of terrorism or conducted under the threat of terrorist attack.”