On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 00:18:55 -0800
Rick Moen <rick@???> wrote:

> Quoting Didier Kryn (kryn@???):
>
> >     Just to remind, if you forgot it.
> >
> >     There's one known case where double positive means negative:
> > C++
>

>    "Yeah, yeah."

>
> (The gag may not travel well, so: At least in some USA regions,
> the phrase "Yeah, yeah" is something of a dismissive phrase with
> meaning at least bordering on denial.)

Here's what I want to know...

Why is the first word of any answer to any question asked of self
defined intellectuals "so"?

SteveT

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