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[HotPocket69]

"My bad" is the fucking worst thing the United States ever unleashed on the world.

So is "baby mama". How it ever got so popularized out of a housing project to be used on the news, TV shows, and in front of a civilized nation is insane to me.

 

[sobaka770]

Bwah there's an old Russian joke about how complex our language can be. We literally say: "yeah no of course" and it means hard no.

 

[and 3 others]

Yeah nah.

Quintessential Australian response to almost any question.

 

[GAMETA]

You gotta learn what a comma is, man.

So yeah, no, it's not confusing at all.

 

[GAMETA]

"My pussy is super wet"

Yeah, no, I wouldn't mind hearing that one.

 

[M1chl]

"You are welcome" For some reason bother me. Where the fuck am I welcomed?

 

[Kamina]

Other languages can be confusing too, a Japanese colleague said:
ええとですね。

Didn't make any fucking sense.

Spoiler

I probably missed something contextual also my Japanese sucks

You are we weeb, desu ne?

 

[Mistake]

It's not easy for anyone

 

[Woffls]

"let's do thing 1"
"yeeeahhhh, no"
"yeah no let's do thing 2 instead"

both uses of that word pairing are cringe af

 

[Mr Nash]

Don't worry, OP, it's stuff like this that the omniscient AI humanity inevitably develops will use to judge our species, and it will find us wanting.

 

[BigBooper]

It's always a disappointment to hear. I also hate the phrase "speaks to" because there's so many more correct and clear ways to say it. It really speaks to the proliferation of mouth breathers nowadays.

 

[Mistake]

When you learn other languages, it's a lot easier to stop asking why and just do it. You come to a natural understanding, even if it doesn't make sense

 

[M1chl]

When you learn other languages, it's a lot easier to stop asking why and just do it. You come to a natural understanding, even if it doesn't make sense

The way he explains

 

[samporter]

I don't think I have heard of this "yeah-no" form of speech before. I have heard of "my bad" used often, even in professional settings. It always sounded very childish and ghetto, especially coming from other professionals.

English is getting bastardized and I blame that on : introducing Spanish as a primary language in schools, social media embracing a thug-life culture, and the breakdown of personal shame and responsibility.

 

[GymWolf]

I like using yeah no, but only when posting in forums

I'm more preoccupied by the fact that the word hassle sound exactly like asshole...

 

[GymWolf]

Colloquial Italian would melt your mind.

To give but one example, it's absolutely common for us to say "there isn't nothing" to actually mean "there is nothing". Double negations not meaning an affirmation is pretty much the norm in Italian.

Che vuoi dire? C'ho un lapsus al momento

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Che vuoi dire? C'ho un lapsus al momento

NON c'è NIENTE = C'è qualcosa.

Except it doesn't really work like that in everyday language

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Got hit with a "ah yeah no right this is the same customer" today.

 

[BigBooper]

Got hit with a "ah yeah no right this is the same customer" today.

I spend a lot of time just thinking about what would happen if I point out that kind of duncery. Then I snap out of it and move on.

 

[MrS]

It's a doggy dog world

 

[Tesseract]

It's a doggy dog world

 

[Goro Majima]

Even though there's a lot of annoying speech mannerisms and word choices, being a "prescriptive linguist" is mostly setting yourself up for a lifetime of extra aggravation.

Although I thought "yeah no" almost always means "no" and "no yeah" almost always means "yes"? Someone change the rules when I wasn't looking?

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

yeah i fucking hate it. is it yeah or no. it can't be both. make your mind up!

oh and "I mean...." is another one I hate. there is no need for it most of the time. just fucking say what you mean. you don't need to tell me you mean it because i assume you mean it. urgh.

 

[M1chl]

yeah i fucking hate it. is it yeah or no. it can't be both. make your mind up!

oh and "I mean...." is another one I hate. there is no need for it most of the time. just fucking say what you mean. you don't need to tell me you mean it because i assume you mean it. urgh.

"I mean, yeah...."

 

[SKM1]

To me "yeah, no " just means agreeing with a negation. Though in spanish it sounds more natural "Sí, no,..."