„Interesting idea. Let’s put it in the backlog for now and come back to it nev—I mean later.“
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"I'm not sure we're on the same page with that concept."
IMO only means "I disagree", and implies much more a difference of values than of cognitive capacity.
Have you tried looking at it from a different perspective?
“This is counter to my current understanding”
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Thank u so far I am enjoying it.
There is also the "I don't follow your logic" humblebrag.
That's not a bad idea. However, I would propose a few small improvements to - completely different plan follows
We need alignment on x or y will suffer.
When it sounds stupid but idgaf: Sounds good!
When it sounds stupid and igaf: thanks for bringing up that point! Definitely I agree with what you're saying, but don't think it really applies here cause... As I mentioned yesterday... Sorry if I wasn't super clear before but...
"That's not a reasonable [opinion/position/take/xyz] and is going to [cost us money/make us look bad/blow up in our face/etc]."
i hhhhhhaaaaaate corporate speak. it's the biggest reason i fuck up at interviews. just say what you mean.
"Yeah, I don't know about that"
It doesn't translate fully to English, but I always like this one: "Have you considered giving your studies another chance?"
Understandable. Have a nice day
“That certainly sounds very … courageous”
The gate is down, but the train isn't coming..