yeah, no

[Victor Steinbok]

In this case, "Yeah, yeah..." seems oddly appropriate.

     VS-)

On 7/20/2012 2:00 PM, Paul Johnston wrote:
> Speakers of continental Germanic languages often have "Ja, ja!" uttered quickly with a low falling intonation to signal sarcastic "Yeah, right!".  I've heard the equivalent in English too, but less commonly.
>
> Paul Johnston

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