An agreement is an agreement, a compromise to get the two sides to find common ground. For things to be consistent, they are harmonious or not contradict each other. Interesting – I never heard the word consent, but I too would wonder if it still meant the same thing as the agreement (not that most users are aware of possible differences or would take care of it). I`ve always used both; If we agree, we should sign the agreement. One shows that we feel that we agree and that we are in favour of ratification of this agreement. I didn`t use it much. “They had an agreement not to interfere in the affairs of the other” state of the agreement; Harmony of opinion, statement, action or character; Consent Concord; Compliance how, there is a good agreement between the members of the Council. That is an interesting question. Although the word “agreement” appears in some dictionaries as a synonym for “agreement,” it appears in the list of errors in the book “Common Errors in English Usage”: I support the interpretation that truth is truth, as we agree, so let`s pretend to do so. “There was no agreement between theory and measure” “The results of my experiment are consistent with those of Michelson and with Michelson`s law and with the law of general relativity.

We almost ended up with “okay,” and then some damn Redneck had to mix “agreement” and “acceptance” and we`re back where we started. His rise is, I suppose, a symptom of declining literacy. The Americans are nothing but ingenious. People know the verb to consent, and they know how to make abstract nouns with the use of -ance, and therefore people, especially in the spoken media, turn to consent as a substitute, in the absence of the standard appointment agreement. I first heard it at my favorite Omaha sports station, 1620 The Zone/KOZN (discussion of the sad state of Nebraska football). One of the hosts often uses this word. It prefers neologisms, so its use is not a surprise, but then I began to notice its use elsewhere. It makes me think its use is going to spread. This is a very effective contribution and I strongly agree with it. One of the strange abstract names that has appeared lately is the word consent, because it says, “I agree with this position.” A Nounon is a person, a place or a thing. An abstract nominus is a concept.

You can`t see, touch, smell, taste or hear a chord like that, see a truck, hear a noise, taste a sandwich or smell smoke. English has many ways of making abstract names. The extension – ance is one of them with – ion and – ment. To anticipate an objection, yes, I am aware that consent is an old English word that dates back to at least the 16th century.