Yes and no

是与否

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2022-09-13

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Not all answers in life are 'yes' or 'no'. Learn why with this phrase.
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  • Hello and welcome to the English We Speak with me, Fei Fei.

  • And hello, I'm Neil.

  • Welcome back from your holiday, Fei Fei.

  • Oh, thanks.

  • To be honest, I'm very glad to be back.

  • What do you mean?

  • You did have a nice time, didn't you?

  • Yes and no.

  • Yes and no.

  • Well, which one was it?

  • Yes or no?

  • No, Neil.

  • I said yes and no.

  • We use this expression when we want to part, agree and partly disagree.

  • So what I meant was that I enjoyed my holiday a bit, but not completely.

  • There were some issues with it.

  • For one, I couldn't get any work done.

  • Wait, you didn't enjoy it because you couldn't work?