[Grammar] 'Yes, you are wrong.'

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sky3120

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I think that yes / no question is really tricky for non native English speakers to learn.

Someone says 'Yes, you are wrong.', but someone says, "No, you are wrong." because wrong is a negative word. For example,

A: Am I wrong?

B: Yes, you are wrong. / No, you are wrong.

Which one is a natural way of answering the question sentence? Or is there a meaning difference between them? Thank you so much as always and I hope to hear from you.

 

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I think that yes / no question is really tricky for non native English speakers to learn.

Someone says 'Yes, you are wrong.', but someone says, "No, you are wrong." because wrong is a negative word. For example,

A: Am I wrong?

B: Yes, you are wrong. / No, you are wrong.

Which one is a natural way of answering the question sentence? Or is there a meaning difference between them? Thank you so much as always and I hope to hear from you.

Remember these lines from a famous old song - "Yes, we have no bananas".
Yes (It is correct), we have no (there is a lack of) bananas. The fruit seller was the optimistic sort who decided to always put things forth in the most positive manner.
 

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I think that yes / no question is really tricky for non native English speakers to learn.

Someone says 'Yes, you are wrong.', but someone says, "No, you are wrong." because wrong is a negative word. For example,

A: Am I wrong?

B: Yes, you are wrong.
:tick:
No, you are wrong.
:cross:

Which one is a natural way of answering the question sentence? Or is there a meaning difference between them? Thank you so much as always and I hope to hear from you.


Your first suggestion is correct. Effectively, it means "Yes, your statement is correct - you are wrong".
 
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