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Hey, do you often use the term NAY when you want to correct or take back what you’ve already said? What are other useful terms in this context?
27. März 2021 19:56
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Only for a dramatic and almost comedic impact would I use this.
27. März 2021
2
Very Shakespearian! Nay - old-fashioned and grandiose!
27. März 2021
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Yes it's very dramatic, i don't think you normally hear someone say that. If you wanted to change something that you already said, then you might say "well, actually..."
27. März 2021
1
Nay is an old word for no. It is still used in legal proceedings and politics which are heavily based on tradition. I think it might also have colloquial use in Scotland, but the way they pronounce it can sound like knee. The opposite of nay is aye (pronounced I), and a vote in parliament is divided into ayes and nays. The guy in the picture is a lawyer, so nay is a part of his legal jargon, but I agree with the others who say no would be perfectly good in any situation. English doesn't have a specific word like the German doch for contradicting. ...and just for fun, neigh (pronounced nay) is the sound a horse makes. 🐴
28. März 2021
1
The majority of English speakers would use "no" in place of "nay" there.
27. März 2021
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