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Is there a word for "Yess but no"?

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  • K [email protected]

    suuure, with this exact amount of "u"s

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    3 seems to be the golden rule for that kinda thing

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      Sort of.

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        I think a fitting substitute would be Jein/Jain, coming from combining Ja(Yes) with Nein(No). Although I feel it doesn't perfectly match the 'but' part, It feels close enough that it's the only thing I could think of.

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        When sticking to German I would rather suggest a slightly bored mumbeld "Jooaa..."

        Jein is different.

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          My prof usually says "jain", which is "ja" and "nein" merged.

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            Mal sehen

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              Ní in spanish.

              Jein in German.

              Nór in Faroese.

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                Nja in Norwegian. Nei + Ja.

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                  Yeah, right.

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                    "Doch" is more like a logical "not" (¬).

                    Example:

                    Alice: "Bob, you don't like apples.
                    Bob: "Doch" (Bob likes apples)

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                      In the US it's common to say "Yeah no".

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                        Yeahnah.

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                        • langweiligeflunder@feddit.orgL [email protected]

                          "Doch" is more like a logical "not" (¬).

                          Example:

                          Alice: "Bob, you don't like apples.
                          Bob: "Doch" (Bob likes apples)

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                          I've always thought of doch as an affirmative where a negative was expected.

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                            I've always thought of doch as an affirmative where a negative was expected.

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                            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.

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                              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.

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                              That's clearer, I agree.

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                                Would "fuck you!" Fill in the void? I have a feeling that yes, Indeed it would.

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                                  Ahhh yeah naww

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                                    maybe....just maybe.

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                                      "fine...whatever."

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                                        For some reason, I'm never successful at linking to specific times in YouTube videos (yes, I tried &t=35s), but try about 35 seconds into this:

                                        https://youtube.com/watch?v=n9k1fGypyEo

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                                          "Could do."

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