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What to answer to “do you mind if..“? “Do you mind if I borrow your pen?“ “Yes, go ahead“ Or: “No, go ahead“ Which one is correct?
2019년 7월 18일 오후 1:44
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If you actually do mind, it wouldn’t be sufficient to say “Yes”. Yes, I do mind. Yes, in fact I do mind. Note also that “do you mind?” has a different use as well. If I’m talking and someone interrupts me, for example, I could say “Do you mind?” (I was talking and I’m annoyed that you interrupted me. I want you to stop talking so that I can finish.)
2019년 7월 18일
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Logically, the correct answer is “no, go ahead” because the actual question was “do you mind?”. I think that is the better answer. But in real life, you will hear both versions of the answer.
2019년 7월 18일
"No" would be the correct answer because it means "I don't mind" or "I don't care". You will often hear people responding "Yes" colloquially, but it can be confusing as saying "yes" means that it would bother you.
2019년 7월 18일
No, go ahead is correct. But I would say not at all, go ahead.
2019년 7월 18일
Either answer is correct. Do you mind? No, go ahead. May I borrow your pen? Yes, go ahead.
2019년 7월 18일
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