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Julius Caesar never said "Thank You" (lemmy.zip)
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[–] flueterflam@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There are a lot of modern languages that don't have a pure "yes"/"no". Likely, this was not uncommon in history either.

Alternatives to "yes"/"no" in those languages can vary. They generally include methods such as "not (that)" or negating the (sometimes (mis-) implied/interpreted/understood) verb of the question.