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Re:Why the French love to say no by jaoued on Monday August 05, 2019 @04:58AM (#20612481)
The English say "Yes, but..." or " I am afraid ..." but in fact they mean no...

The French say "Non, mais..." ending up most of the time with yes...

So what's important? the start with No or the conclusion with a Yes.

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Re:Why the French love to say no by raverbashing on Monday August 05, 2019 @06:11AM (#20612795)
Usually the conclusion is more important, unless it's also "slippery"

"No but we can go next week" sounds more promising than "No because I have to defrag my hard drive"

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