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English as a language

I wish we had a counter-negation word like "doch" in german.

I mean, "Wtf? You don't like whisky?"

what do you say if you like whisky? "Yes! I like whisky!" or "No! I like whisky!"

both are meh.. "funny"
 
Originally posted by: Zanix
I wish we had a counter-negation word like "doch" in german.

I mean, "Wtf? You don't like whisky?"

what do you say if you like whisky? "Yes! I like whisky!" or "No! I like whisky!"

both are meh.. "funny"
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If you do: "Yes, I do like whisky!"
If you don't: "No, I don't like whisky!"
 
Originally posted by: iroast
Originally posted by: Zanix
I wish we had a counter-negation word like "doch" in german.

I mean, "Wtf? You don't like whisky?"

what do you say if you like whisky? "Yes! I like whisky!" or "No! I like whisky!"

both are meh.. "funny"
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If you do: "Yes, I do like whisky!"
If you don't: "No, I don't like whisky!"
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but with the 'no' part, then you're negating the 'don't' of the question. Which would mean you DO like whiskey. 😕
 
how about getting rid of the I before E except after C rule since its BS anyway, with how many exceptions there are
 
Originally posted by: BriGy86
how about getting rid of the I before E except after C rule since its BS anyway, with how many exceptions there are
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It's a good rule if you're uncertain. Odds are, it will apply to your situation. The only common word I can think of that doesn't use this rule is "weird." The rest are words you probably won't stumble upon too often.
 
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