Re:Why the French love to say no
by Sniffnoy on Sunday August 04, 2019 @10:07PM
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This isn't a specifically an Australian thing, I hear this all the time in America.
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The variant I hear/use here in west coast english goes something like "Oh yeah, no, for sure" for a positive/agreement.
edit: USA west coast English
Re:Why the French love to say no
by squiggleblaz on Monday August 05, 2019 @12:50AM
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Yeah nah, that doesn't mean the same as "yeah nah", which means "I acknowledge your reasoning but I do not share your conclusions".
A judge in a court case should be saying "yeah nah" when they come down in favor of the other side; an American who uses many words because it is rude to say "no" is nevertheless just saying "no".