Say something instead of "Yes"

Kooper
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Re: Say something instead of "Yes"

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Hey, you guys are fantastic. I never know that there are so many ways to express the meaning of YES.

What about expressions for "NO"?
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Re: Say something instead of "Yes"

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Hey, brain storming time again. Let me be the first one...

It's not right.
Nonsense.
Bull shit!
Wrong.
Totally wrong!
Absolutely wrong!!
You've got the wrong idea.
What's the matter?

Well, it's not easy, I must admit. Maybe those young people can give us more ideas. Sherry, it's your turn.

Where is Luis?
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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Wayne
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Re: Say something instead of "Yes"

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Kooper 寫:Hey, you guys are fantastic. I never know that there are so many ways to express the meaning of YES.

What about expressions for "NO"?
Allow me to throw out a minnow to catch a whale.

No.
Nah!
Nope.
No way.
Negative!
No can do!
Maybe not.
Probably not.
I’m afraid not.
Absolutely no!
I don’t think so.
Not in your life!
I’m afraid I can’t
I can’t agree with you.
Thanks; but no thanks.
Sorry, I can’t take that.
Only in your next life!
Maybe some other time.
I’m not comfortable with that.

Depending on situations, there are “20 Ways to Say No”:
http://www.onlineorganizing.com/ExpertA ... ipsheet=16

Check this out for fun: 101 EASY WAYS TO SAY NO
http://ifaq.wap.org/society/sayno.html
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I won't go that far. / I wouldn't go that far.
That doesn't sound so good.
So what?
I am sorry, but ...
Of course not.
Out of the question. / That's out of the question.
Hello! / Hel-lo!
You're joking.
Oh, come on.
But what about ...?
That's easy for you to say.
You are missing the point.
You are forgetting ...
You might want to ...
Do you think that would really work?
That's impossible.
I don't want to be any part of it!

Dang!! I just found that it's so difficult for me to say NO. Maybe I need more practice.
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Just a few more for the expression of approval or agreement:

ditto

10-4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-code

affirmative

Roger that

the feeling is mutual

my sentiment exactly
I am not abandoning Yoyo, I am just dancing slowly away from it.
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Kooper 寫:Hey, you guys are fantastic. I never know that there are so many ways to express the meaning of YES.

What about expressions for "NO"?
Yeah right! = 才怪
An interesting case of double positive = negative

I am not abandoning Yoyo, I am just dancing slowly away from it.
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Re: Say something instead of "Yes"

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Georgia 寫:Dear Rock,
Who's the teacher?....you?...haha....I don't remember when was the last time I went to the meeting.....
Don't get angry with me your majesty.... I miss you all very much~

Dear Sherry,
I wish I could, I wish I might.
Even though I can sneak out to the meeting this Wednesday during my one-hour dinner break,... I'm afraid I cannot stay for long. oh BTW, I work on the 3rd floor now ^__^

the Georgia, who misses y'all a lot... *smack*
Is there any difference between "I wish I could" and "I wish I might"?
Is it common to put them together?
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File this under the category of "no"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vouDK-LELEU

Easy, ready, willing, overtime,
Where does it stop, where do you dare me to draw the line.
You've got the body, now you want my soul,
Don't even think about it, say no go.

I-- I 'll do anything that you want me to do,
And I'll do almost anything, that you want me too, ooh,

But I can't go for that, (No can do)
No, I can't go for that, (No can do)
Oh, I can't go for that, (No can do)
I can't go for that, can't go for that, can't go for that.

I can't go for being twice as nice,
I can't go for just repeating the same old lines.
Use the body, now you want my soul,
Ooh, forget about it, now say no go.

I-- I'll do anything that you want me to do,
And I'll do almost anything that you want me to do,

But I can't go for that, (No can do)
No, I can't go for that, (No can do)
Oh, I can't go for that, (No can do)
I can't go for that, can't go for that, can't go for that.

(Saxophone instrumental)

Oh, I-- I'll do anything that you want me to do,
And I'll do almost anything that you want me to do,

But I can't go for that, (No can do)
No, I can't go for that, (No can do)
Oh, I can't go for that, (No can do)
I can't go for that, can't go for that, can't go for that, can't go for that.

I can't go for that, can't go for that (No can do)
I can't go, I can't go-- for that, (No can do)
Oh, I can't go for that, (No can do)
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no can do,
Oh, Ican't go for that, yeah, (No can do)
No, no, no, no, no, no.....
(Repeat to fade out)
I am not abandoning Yoyo, I am just dancing slowly away from it.
Kooper
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Re: Say something instead of "Yes"

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Interesting ....

Can we find a song with a bunch of "Yes"s, or expressions with the meaning of "Yes", in its lyrics?
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Re: Say something instead of "Yes"

文章 Georgia »

Kooper 寫:
Georgia 寫:Dear Rock,
Who's the teacher?....you?...haha....I don't remember when was the last time I went to the meeting.....
Don't get angry with me your majesty.... I miss you all very much~

Dear Sherry,
I wish I could, I wish I might.
Even though I can sneak out to the meeting this Wednesday during my one-hour dinner break,... I'm afraid I cannot stay for long. oh BTW, I work on the 3rd floor now ^__^

the Georgia, who misses y'all a lot... *smack*
Is there any difference between "I wish I could" and "I wish I might"?
Is it common to put them together?
I wish I could. 和 I wish I might. 都是假設語氣的句子, 而 might 表達的發生機率比 could 小。

我把兩句用在一起, 其實是模仿一個典故 , 一首非常有名的經典童詩 Star Light, Star Bright
裡面兩句 I wish I may, I wish I might. 就是連續用了兩個假設語氣,第一個假設語氣用Vr,第二個用 Ved,表示發生機率又更小。

瑪丹娜有一首 90 年代專輯裡的歌 "Lucky Star",裡面的歌詞便是引用這首童詩。
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Madonna - Lucky Star


You must be my lucky star
‘Cause you shine on me wherever you are
I just think of you and I start to glow
And I need your light
And baby you know

Chorus:
Starlight, star bright first star I see tonight
Starlight, (star bright) make everything all right
Starlight, star bright first star I see tonight
Starlight, (star bright) yeah

You must be my lucky star
‘Cause you make the darkness seem so far
And when I’m lost you’ll be my guide
I just turn around and you’re by my side

Chorus...

Come on shine your heavenly body tonight
‘Cause I know you’re gonna make everything all right
Uh, come on shine your heavenly body tonight
‘Cause I know you’re gonna make everything all right

You may be my lucky star
But I’m the luckiest by far
You may be my lucky star
But I’m the luckiest by far

Chorus...

Come on shine your heavenly body tonight
‘Cause I know you’re gonna make everything all right
Uh, come on shine your heavenly body tonight
‘Cause I know you’re gonna make everything all right

(You may be my lucky star, I’m the luckiest by far)
(You may be my lucky star, I’m the luckiest by far)
(You may be my lucky star) You may be my lucky star
(I’m the luckiest by far) What you do to me, baby
You know (You may be my lucky star)
But I’m the luckiest by far

Starlight, star bright first star I see tonight
Starlight, (star bright) make everything all right
Starlight, star bright first star I see tonight
Starlight, (star bright)

Starlight, star bright
You make everything all right
What you do to me, baby
You’ve got to stay by my side tonight

(Starlight, star bright, starlight, star bright)
(Starlight, star bright, starlight, star bright)

Starlight, star bright, baby
Starlight, star bright
Stay by my side tonight
What you do to me, baby
What you do, what you do to me, baby
Stay by my side tonight

You may be my lucky star...
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Wayne
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Re: Say something instead of "Yes"

文章 Wayne »

There are a string of no's contained in the lyrics of the following song, but how many of them appear consecutively?



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Georgia
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Re: Say something instead of "Yes"

文章 Georgia »

Here's a song performed by the Destiny's Child, called "No, No,No", which has a whole lot of nos and yeahs as it's chorus crap.

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