yeah, no

[Victor Steinbok]

One more "Yeah, no", but this one seems different.

http://goo.gl/ALskj

It's a pic, so you'll have to click through...

     VS-)



On 7/21/2012 1:14 AM, W Brewer wrote:
> Yes, no bananas
> Joel Berson: <<<And he's not even including the Japanese response to a
> question posed in the negative. Which I as a non-native don't understand
> too.>>>
> WB: Anglo-Sinitic interlanguage also features _yes_ (<= Mandarin _dui4_
> (correct)), in yes/no questions expecting a _no_ response. To avoid
> unending frustration at decoding such a response, DO NOT USE NEGATIVE
> QUESTIONS WITH CHINESE. They will always answer _yes_. My half-breed kids
> cannot get the negative use of _either_, too.

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