Is there a word for "Yess but no"?
Is there a word for "Yess but no"?
- Maybe doch in German?
- [patronizing] Riggggght/Corrrrrect
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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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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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That's clearer, I agree.
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