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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Negative Questions
Hi, let's take this example:
A: She's not strong.
B: No, she isn't
B: Yes, she is.
What do B's answers mean?
My feeling says:
A: She's not strong.
B: No, she is not= No, she is not strong.
B: Yes, she is = Yes, she is strong.
My logic says:
A: She's not strong.
B: No, she is not= No, she is not not strong. (=she is strong.)
B: Yes, she is = Yes, she is not strong.
A: She's not strong.
B: No, she isn't
B: Yes, she is.
What do B's answers mean?
My feeling says:
A: She's not strong.
B: No, she is not= No, she is not strong.
B: Yes, she is = Yes, she is strong.
My logic says:
A: She's not strong.
B: No, she is not= No, she is not not strong. (=she is strong.)
B: Yes, she is = Yes, she is not strong.
Top answer
Anonymous What do B's answers mean? I would just ask B for clarification.
- Anonymous What do B's answers mean?
- I would just ask B for clarification.
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AnonymousWhat do B's answers mean?I would just ask B for clarification.
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But there are so many questions/answers on the Internet or in books like this:
A: She's not strong/weak/good/....
B: No, she isn't or: Yes, she is.
... and no one else asks there for clarification, it seems clear for other people. It seems just to be that isn´t understanding the answers.
Let´s take this example only:
A: She's not strong.
B: No, she's not.
A: She's not strong/weak/good/....
B: No, she isn't or: Yes, she is.
... and no one else asks there for clarification, it seems clear for other people. It seems just to be that isn´t understanding the answers.
Let´s take this example only:
A: She's not strong.
B: No, she's not.
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AnonymousLet´s take this example only:A: She's not strong.B: No, she's not.Is B saying here:- No, she is not not strong. (=she is strong.)or- No, she is not strong.B is agreeing/confirming that she is not strong.
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