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Re:What the Indian head wobble really says by masklinn on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @05:01AM (#17599237)
> The person who's wobbling their head is agreeing to what is being said. It's not a yes/no.

> It's mostly a "Go ahead and say what you want, I'll do what I want to do after you're done".

So "sure"/"ack" ("it resolves")? That's roughly how I'd interpreted it from interacting with colleagues, an acknowledgement.

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Re:What the Indian head wobble really says by carlmr on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @06:54AM (#17599793)
Yeah, it's definitely not an agreement. Acknowledgement is the most apt description.
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Re:What the Indian head wobble really says by namanyayg on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @06:10AM (#17599584)
Yes, it's an agreement, or like "sure yeah".
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Re:What the Indian head wobble really says by noir_lord on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @06:21AM (#17599643)
As some from Yorkshire I like 'aye' it's an anachronistic affirmative yes, old people still use 'nay' as well.

Language is a wonderful thing.

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