I'm not even arguing that.

[Ashraful Haque]

Two people arguing about a whether Adam and Eve were real.
A: How do you know what their names were.
B: Forget their names. I'm not even arguing that. Tell me if there had to be a male and a female.

I usually said argue about/over something. Do we also say 'argue something'?

 

[Barque]

Do we also say 'argue something'?

Not usually. You could say "They argued the point", but not "They argued it".

I'm not even arguing that.

I'm not talking about that.

A: How do you know what their names were.

This needs a question mark at the end. This is much more important than the things you ask about. It's a basic thing. (Personally I believe learners have no business asking about things like "argue something" if they can't use correct punctuation. Please correct that first.)

 

[Tarheel]

Say: "I usually say ...."

 

[Ashraful Haque]

Say: "I usually say ...."

Opps. That's what I wanted to write.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

Not usually. You could say "They argued the point", but not "They argued it".

I'm not talking about that.

This needs a question mark at the end. This is much more important than the things you ask about. It's a basic thing. (Personally I believe learners have no business asking about things like "argue something" if they can't use correct punctuation. Please correct that first.)

Sorry for the typo. It wasn't me who said that.
Interestingly, it was a native speaker who said it. And it wasn't the first time I heard it either. Is it one of those things that we say in casual conversations but isn't grammatically correct?

 

[Barque]

I can imagine "I'm not arguing that" being used. It doesn't seem to fit in that particular line.

 

[Tarheel]

I usually SAY argue about/over something. Do we also say 'argue something'?