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The question confuses me.
if a man asks you:do you like football ?
you reply that you didnt like football.
and he asks again,''you dont like football?"
and next,how do you reply?
if you say"yes".it means,what?
if you say"no".if means what?
Aug 20, 2011 5:41 AM
Answers · 7
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I would say "Yes, I don't like football." To be more precise, maybe say "That's correct, I don't like football." I know it sounds a little confusing so here is an example:
Person A asks person B "Do you like football?" And person B responds "No, I really don't like it." Person A then asks "Really? You don't like it." And person b states "Yes, (or that's correct). I don't like it.
August 20, 2011
The correct answer is "no". :) It's the same as if you were asked if you liked football.
Here's how it works! ^^
In both cases (if you don't like football), then your reply in a sentence is, "I don't like football." By saying "yes, I don't like football", you are actually contradicting yourself: you've given a positive, then a negative statement on the exact same topic. Only a positive-positive or negative-negative reply makes sense.
In a simpler way, focus on the subject: liking football. In both cases, again your answer is "no".
The thing to remember is that a question asked in a negative form is not asking for information, but confirmation. If you're really stuck, just forget "yes/no" and reply with a full statement.
August 20, 2011
A slang like "yep" would also work quite well, like "Yep I don't" people say the same thing twice when they are surprised, it's almost like they are asking for you to repeat yourself again, even though just "yep" is a proper response
August 20, 2011
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