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Friday, 24 February 2012

Answers to so many questions elicit 'Yes, no'. When did it begin and what does it mean?

Clydesdale Jefferson10 March 2012 at 07:38
People even say "No, that's right"' , "No, you're absolutely right" etc. Why?
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Clydesdale Jefferson: We are interested in changing language, or rather language change. We don't think we can have any impact ourselves (thanks to our follower there for pointing out an interesting ambiguity). We comment on changing or new words, usage and pronunciation. Also amusing signs, notices or speech. We're not claiming to be experts or saying what's right or wrong, just observing and enjoying. Note: BrE is used here to mean British English, AmE American English

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