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14 Jan 2019
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What is the difference between yes and yeah and yep ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between yes and yeah and yep ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Theyâre all essentially an affirmative response but the usage depends on context.
I would use âYesâ as a formal, direct response.
âYeahâ would work as a response which you could then elaborate on.
(Eg, âYeah, I agree the movie was good, but I didnât like the main characterâ)
âYepâ is a short informal response.
(Eg, âWant to get a coffee?â âYepâ)
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It's formality, but to give you an idea of it, I'll give you a real life example.
When I was 14, I was at the doctor getting a checkup. The doctor went through a list asking things like, "No soreness? No changes in mood? No dizziness?", and I replied "Yes" to all... but the list just kept going on and on. I started unconsciously saying "Yep, yep, yep" until it ended. After the doctor left the room, my mom gave me an earful. "Don't say 'yep' to the doctor, what are you doing? It's so disrespectful"
So if someone says formality isn't like Japanese in English, you can tell them this story. It matters in both languages.
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