Grammar Nazis report!

[Fenixgoon]

i believe technically, "yes" is in fact the right answer. either is acceptable, since in english, there is no dedicated word to answer a negative question.

in french, for example, "si" is used to answer "yes" to a negative question (as in "yes that is correct, i am not going out"

 

[nerp]

Originally posted by: Zaitsev

Originally posted by: nerp
In situations like these, a skilled communicator will have an answer more expansive: yes, I plan on staying in tonight.

Life continues without derailment. Be mindful of your audience, always.

Without the asshatted overtones, this.

Don't get nippy. I wouldn't scoff at your pontifications if you had the guts to parade here.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

"Yes," is the correct - although not the best - reply.