Other words like ‘yes’: “Are you coming along too?” (Give response in IPA; include the ‘grunts’.)
YEAH | 406 |
MM-HMM | 239 |
UH-HUNH | 213 |
SURE | 206 |
YEP | 188 |
UH-HUH | 133 |
YAH | 105 |
YUP | 95 |
O.K. | 70 |
A-YUH | 41 |
YOU BET | 27 |
OF COURSE | 21 |
CERTAINLY | 19 |
YUH | 17 |
UNH-HUNH | 12 |
I GUESS SO | 11 |
NR | 11 |
YES | 11 |
YES SIR | 11 |
I THINK SO | 10 |
SI | 8 |
SURELY | 8 |
MAYBE | 7 |
RIGHT | 7 |
GUESS SO | 6 |
I THINK I WILL | 6 |
SURE AM | 6 |
ALL RIGHT | 5 |
DEFINITELY | 5 |
YEH | 5 |
ABSOLUTELY | 4 |
I GUESS | 4 |
MM | 4 |
OH YEAH | 4 |
YEA | 4 |
YES’M | 4 |
YOU BETCHA | 4 |
HELL YES | 3 |
INDEED | 3 |
MM-HUNH | 3 |
PLEASE | 3 |
THAT’S RIGHT | 3 |
YES MA’AM | 3 |
YES SIREE | 3 |
YOU BET YOUR LIFE | 3 |
A-HA | 2 |
AMEN | 2 |
AN-HANH | 2 |
AYE | 2 |
DAMN RIGHT | 2 |
FINE | 2 |
I AGREE | 2 |
I AM | 2 |
I RECKON | 2 |
I SUPPOSE SO | 2 |
I SURE AM | 2 |
INDEED I AM | 2 |
MMM | 2 |
NATCH | 2 |
NATURALLY | 2 |
OH YES | 2 |
SHO’ NUFF | 2 |
SHORE | 2 |
SURE ENOUGH | 2 |
SURE MIKE | 2 |
SURE THING | 2 |
YAH SURE | 2 |
YIP | 2 |
YOU’RE DARN TOOTIN’ | 2 |
YOU’RE RIGHT | 2 |
A OIA | 1 |
ACH YAH | 1 |
‘AE | 1 |
AH | 1 |
AH-HANH | 1 |
AH-HUH | 1 |
ANH-HANH | 1 |
AN-HUH | 1 |
ARRIGHT | 1 |
AW-HUH | 1 |
AY | 1 |
A-YEH | 1 |
A-YUP | 1 |
AY-YO | 1 |
BE THERE IN A MINUTE | 1 |
BET YOUR BOOTS | 1 |
BET YOUR LIFE | 1 |
BETTER BELIEVE IT | 1 |
BUT OF COURSE | 1 |
BYE | 1 |
CHECK | 1 |
COURSE | 1 |
DARN RIGHT | 1 |
DEFINITELY SO | 1 |
EH | 1 |
ENH | 1 |
FOR CERTAIN | 1 |
FOUR-O | 1 |
GO AHEAD | 1 |
GOOD ENOUGH | 1 |
GOT TO DO IT | 1 |
HELL YEAH | 1 |
HMM | 1 |
HOPE SO | 1 |
HUNH | 1 |
I AM SO | 1 |
I BELIEVE I AM | 1 |
I EXPECT SO | 1 |
I EXPECT TO | 1 |
I GUESS YOU | 1 |
I HOPE SO | 1 |
I INTEND TO | 1 |
I ‘MAGINE SO | 1 |
I RECKON SO | 1 |
I ‘SPEC | 1 |
I WOULDN’T MISS IT | 1 |
I’LL BE ALONG | 1 |
I’LL BE THERE | 1 |
I’LL DO | 1 |
I’LL THINK IT OVER | 1 |
INDEED YES | 1 |
IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME | 1 |
JAWOHL | 1 |
“JUST AS WELL, I CAN’T DANCE” | 1 |
MAY SO | 1 |
MIGHT AS WELL | 1 |
MM-HUH | 1 |
N-HNN | 1 |
N-HUH | 1 |
NOD YOUR HEAD | 1 |
NODDING THE HEAD | 1 |
OH SURE | 1 |
“OH, LANDS YES” | 1 |
“OH, SURE” | 1 |
OKEY-DOKE | 1 |
POSITIVELY | 1 |
PROBABLY | 1 |
RIGHT ON | 1 |
RIGHTO | 1 |
SHAKE YOUR HEAD | 1 |
SHO’ | 1 |
SHO’ AM | 1 |
SHOOT YES | 1 |
SURE ARE | 1 |
SURE NUFF | 1 |
UUH-HUH | 1 |
WE ARE | 1 |
WELL | 1 |
WHY NOT | 1 |
WHY SHO’ | 1 |
WILL DO | 1 |
YAH-HAH | 1 |
YEAYUH | 1 |
YES I AM | 1 |
YES SIRREE BOB | 1 |
YOU BET YOUR BOOTS | 1 |
YOU BETCHY | 1 |
YOU CAN | 1 |
YOU MIGHTY RIGHT | 1 |
YOU’D BETTER BELIEVE IT | 1 |
YOU’RE DURN TOOTIN’ | 1 |
YOW | 1 |
YOWP | 1 |
YUT | 1 |
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