sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-25 days agoIs there a word for "Yess but no"?message-squaremessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up135arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for "Yess but no"?sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-25 days agomessage-square50linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresilly goose meekah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoI don’t think its about the expectation of a negative, but rather it specifically disagrees with a previous negative, saying it is in fact positive. Doesn’t work with disagreement in general, only when the challenged statement was negative.
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoThat’s clearer, I agree.
I don’t think its about the expectation of a negative, but rather it specifically disagrees with a previous negative, saying it is in fact positive. Doesn’t work with disagreement in general, only when the challenged statement was negative.
That’s clearer, I agree.