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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Does "why yes" mean "of course"? What does why mean here?

Context:
Why yes, and it's fairly easy.
  

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Yes, it means something like "of course". It is an idiomatic expression.

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  • Yes, it means something like "of course".
  • It is an idiomatic expression.
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Yes, it means something like "of course".

It is an idiomatic expression.
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NL888Why yes, and it's fairly easy.
Initial Why is a nearly meaningless pause word like Well. In this kind of pattern it completely loses its force as a question word, so it doesn't literally mean "Why?" It is heard much less often now than it was 50 years ago.

CJ
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