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yes and no

yes and no

In some ways and not others, as in Did you enjoy yourself?-Yes and no, I liked the music itself but hated the conductor. This idiom, always a reply to a question, was first recorded in 1873.
See also: and, yes

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Severina-Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, German, Ancient Roman
RolandRO-lənd (English), ro-LAWN (French), RO-lawnd (Hungarian)English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Medieval French
CarbreyKAHR-breeIrish, Scottish
Abhishek-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
Korneli-Georgian
ThÉOdorete-o-DORFrench
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