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| Scrabble UK | (6 Points) | |
| Words With Friends | (5 Points) |
Yes
jɛs
- used to give an affirmative response
"‘Do you understand?’ ‘Yes.’"
- expressing agreement with a positive statement
"‘That was a grand evening.’ ‘Yes, it was.’"
- asked at the end of a statement to indicate the expectation of agreement
"you think I perhaps killed Westbourne, yes?"
- expressing contradiction of a negative statement
"‘You don't want to go.’ ‘Yes, I do.’"
- used as a response to someone addressing one or trying to attract one's attention
"‘Oh, Mr Lawrence.’ ‘Yes?’"
- used to question a remark
"‘It should be easy to check.’ ‘Oh yes? How?’"
- encouraging someone to continue speaking
"‘When you bought those photographs …’ ‘Yes?’"
- expressing great pleasure or excitement
"plenty to eat, including hot hamburger sandwiches (yes!)"
- expressing irritation or impatience
"‘Is the pain still there?’ ‘Yes, yes, damn you, the pain is always there’"
- an affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting
"answering with assured and ardent yeses"