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No, but they can be hard to tell apart!
by wbl 5y ago
No, but they can be hard to tell apart!
- imoverclocked 5y agoSomewhat tangentially, when you say, “no, but …” and you are actually agreeing, what is that called? I expand this in my mind to, “no, they are not the same, but …” while I would expect “yes, but …” to be the actual form of agreement.
- selimthegrim 5y agoI think German has a particle (doch) to alleviate this
- karatinversion 5y agoEarly Modern English used “nay” to reply to positive questions, and “no” to negative questions, too. And I think in French you answer a negative question positively with “si” rather than “oui”.