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Avoiding ambiguous yes-or-no answers

don't you uh yes I don't or no I do like they get a little bit confused because they're not sure do they answer this verb or do they answer this verb answer the meaning of the q...

Course: Natural questions and small talkSection: Tricky questions and natural repliesSubtitles: en

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you like pizza

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don't you

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uh yes I don't

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or no I do like they get a little bit

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confused because they're not sure do

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they answer this verb or do they answer

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this verb

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answer the meaning of the question not

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the two verbs inside of it so that's

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tags I hope that's a little bit clear

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because I know this is a very confusing

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uh question type

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next we have this one would you mind if

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or do you mind if now you have to

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remember this word mind is a verb it's

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not a mind it's not a noun

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to mind means to be against

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if you mind something if you mind

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someone doing something you're against

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them doing it okay you don't want them

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to do it so would you mind if I smoked

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Yes means don't smoke

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so yes

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to this question means don't

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do whatever like whatever the person

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wants to do

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would you mind if I smoked no

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means go ahead

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okay so do you mind if I smoke Yes means

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don't smoke

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