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When answering a question “Do you [. . . ]?”, should I answer “Yes, I do . . . Sometimes the "correct" answer isn't just "Yes" or "Yes, I am" or "Yes, I do," but rather, "Why do you ask?" Answering an inappropriate question with this question puts you in the dominant position and gives you more time to think of how you would like to respond (if at all) It can be useful in social situations where someone is trying to hit on you, for instance, when you are not interested
meaning - lt;Yes, I do gt; while answering a do question - English . . . Do can stand for a whole verb phrase: it is sometimes called a "pro-verb" (different from a "proverb"!) on the analogy of a "pronoun" Note that your Yes, I speak is not grammatical: speak in the sense of "talk in a particular language" requires an object You could say yes, I speak it (though that doesn't sound very natural to me) If we wanted to repeat speak, we would say Yes, I speak
Yes I do. Yes I have - English Language Learners Stack Exchange Yes you can Your conversation involving don't have do have sounds American A British conversation is more likely to be: You haven't (have not) got any money More formally, we can say 'You haven't (have not) any money') Yes I have Summary: in your answer, match the verb used in the statement you wish to contradict
Meaning of the joke A: how much coke do you do B: Yes. A: "how much coke do you do" B: "Yes " I don't completely understand the joke I think it is intended to say that the person is very addicted to cocaine (I realized it when I read the replied comments on YouTube) However, I don't know where these patterns of jokes come from and why would answer "Yes" to a question started by "how much"
Are you working today or Do you work today? Are you asking whether “do you work” might occur in the conversation in the question? Are you asking whether there is some other context in which it makes sense to say, “Do you work today”? Are you asking whether there is a good way to complete a sentence that begins with the words, “Do you work”? Each question is answered differently
How to answer a negative question? - English Language Learners Stack . . . No one actually answers "Yes" to the question of "Didn't you buy milk" to mean "Yes, I didn't buy milk " The reason that the answer is not a bare "yes" or "no" is because a question phrased in the negative in English almost always has a social dimension that the answer must address
Will you be my friend? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange I just want to point out that part of the problem with the questions you brought up is that they are questions, and they're ultimatums (yes no; it may be like a forever commitment to all-out be one way in who knows how many regards, to people) Plus, friend is a very ambiguous term that can mean lots of stuff (every other person might define it differently) Those questions also leave you in a