NN1

Other words like ‘yes’: “Are you coming along too?” “________.”

This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.

SURE 12
UH-HUH 10
YEAH 10
YEP 9
YUP 9
YAH 6
O.K. 5
MM-HMM 4
YA 4
YOU BET 3
YOU BETCHA 3
YES 2
A HUH 1
ABSOLUTELY 1
A-YUH 1
DEFINITELY 1
MMM-HMMM 1
OKAY 1
SI 1
YEH 1
“YEP, SURE, CAN DO, BE RIGHT THERE” 1
YEPPERS 1

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