Get "Yeah-But-No-But" in the dictionary
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We, the undersigned, ask you to put yeah-but-no-but in the forthcoming edition of your Dictionary. This phrase is not merely a fictitious line from Vicky Pollard in Little Britain, but a common utterance in todays English language, which carries with it many complex meanings....
Yeah-But-No-But has become the Buzz word of our age.
Its not just the catch phrase of Vicky Pollard Its the Zeitgeist of the moment.
Today we associate the word yuppie with the 80s red braces, bad hairstyles and mobile phones the size of bricks.
In time people will look back at the Noughties and say that Yeah-But-No-But defined our age.
Can you believe that no dictionary has cottoned onto this yet? Wed like to draw attention to this phrase!
Middle England might baulk at seeing la Pollard as a cultural linguistic ambassador, but the fact is Yeah-But-No-But is a common utterance with many common meanings.
We even have some suggested definitions for the entry:
Yeah-but-no-but
1. Used to soften the blow of answering a direct no in conversation, disguises disagreement.
2. Used to strengthen the answer yes, where agreement is emphatic
3. Creates relevance between the turns of conversation; yeah acknowledges the previous statement while no resumes a topic that preceded it in conversation.
4. expletive a hedging expression that tempers the force of whats being said in conversation.
We support making this phrase legitimate send this site onto your friends and we will contact all the big dictionaries to make sure it gets in.
We believe "Yeah-But-No-But" is a crucial addition to the English Language!
Yeah-But-No-But has become the Buzz word of our age.
Its not just the catch phrase of Vicky Pollard Its the Zeitgeist of the moment.
Today we associate the word yuppie with the 80s red braces, bad hairstyles and mobile phones the size of bricks.
In time people will look back at the Noughties and say that Yeah-But-No-But defined our age.
Can you believe that no dictionary has cottoned onto this yet? Wed like to draw attention to this phrase!
Middle England might baulk at seeing la Pollard as a cultural linguistic ambassador, but the fact is Yeah-But-No-But is a common utterance with many common meanings.
We even have some suggested definitions for the entry:
Yeah-but-no-but
1. Used to soften the blow of answering a direct no in conversation, disguises disagreement.
2. Used to strengthen the answer yes, where agreement is emphatic
3. Creates relevance between the turns of conversation; yeah acknowledges the previous statement while no resumes a topic that preceded it in conversation.
4. expletive a hedging expression that tempers the force of whats being said in conversation.
We support making this phrase legitimate send this site onto your friends and we will contact all the big dictionaries to make sure it gets in.
We believe "Yeah-But-No-But" is a crucial addition to the English Language!
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749.
Y Hampton
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plzplzplzplzplzplzplzplzplzplzplz cos we allllllll luv lil briten so if u don't we'l kil u aaaaaaaaaalllllllllll
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Common S
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I see the undercover moron identification program is going well. Internet petitions are about as effective as a chocolate teapot.
739.
Grace L
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i believe that everyone should set their views out into the world, so i am doing just that!!!:):)
729.
Charlotte Lester
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Why would you ever want the 'noughties' to be associated with such a stupid saying! i love little britain! but this is just ridiculously stupid! In case you haven't noticed its not actually a word! But in fact three, which are already in the dictionary, p
728.
Katie J
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I think its a great idea! Ok, so it may not be as posh as the other words, but its a part of England and used alot more than "Bibliography" i bet you! We've got "Chav" in now, so it only makes sence.
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