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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