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Is there a word for "Yess but no"?

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  • B [email protected]

    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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                #13

                "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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                                        maybe....just maybe.

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                                        are you gonna answer the question?

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

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                                          Fuck you

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