'Yes, not much.' vs. 'Yes, it's all right.' , and the synonymous expressions

[Queueuey]

In a reply to the question "Do you like cooking?", how idiomatically can "Yes" be used in the expressions like in:

Yes, somewhat.
Yes, it's all right.
Yes, fairly.
Yes, rather.
Yes, slightly.
Yes, kind of.
Yes, a bit.
Yes, I don't mind.
Yes, not very.
Yes, not much (though).
Yes, not really.

Have I ranged them according to the intensity correctly ?

 

[5jj]

Yes, somewhat. Not natural
(Yes,) it's all right. OK
Yes, fairly. No
Yes, rather. No
Yes, slightly. No
Yes, kind of. No
Yes, a bit. No
Yes, I don't mind. No
Yes, not very. No
Yes, not much (though). No
Yes, not really. No

That's my opinion.

 

[Queueuey]

That's my opinion.

What did you mean by '(Yes,) it's all right.'? Is the use of 'Yes" there idiomatic?

Curiously, the sentences you rejected were approved by ChatGPT and Gemini.

 

[5jj]

It's natural with or without the 'Yes'.

 

[jutfrank]

For me, these three are passable:

Yes, it's all right.
Yes, kind of.
Yes, a bit.

Still, they'd all be better with Yeh instead of Yes.

 

[jutfrank]

Yes, fairly.
Yes, slightly.

You can't modify 'like' with 'fairly' or 'slightly'.

Yes, I don't mind.

This would be fine with 'it' at the end.

Yes, not very.
Yes, not much (though).
Yes, not really.

These three are contradictory.

Have I ranged them according to the intensity correctly ?

No, not at all.

 

[teechar]

Have I arranged them according to the intensity correctly ?

Note the correction.

 

[emsr2d2]

Curiously, the sentences you rejected were approved by ChatGPT and Gemini.

It's up to you whether you want to believe AI over native speakers.

 

[Skrej]

I'm willing to bet that if you rephrased the question to AI, you might get a different answer. Asking AI things like "Are the following sentences acceptable?" vs. "Do the following sentences contain any errors" vs. "Are there any grammatical issues with the following sentences" will very likely get you different answers on the same exact examples.

Much of AI's responses are based on how AI interprets what you're trying to ask.

 

[emsr2d2]

The stars must be misaligned because I disagree just a teensy bit with a couple of 5jj's opinions in post #2. In answer to "Do you like cooking?", I find "Yes, kind of" and "Yes, a bit" OK. I'd prefer "Kind of" on its own.

 

[5jj]

I wouldn't throw a wobbly if I heard those.