Polite affirmative (2 wds.) |
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Formal affirmative |
New York Times |
23 Feb 2024 |
Polite answer |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Feb 2023 |
Polite assent |
New York Times |
09 Aug 2022 |
Polite affirmative |
Universal |
22 Dec 2021 |
Polite answer |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Oct 2021 |
Polite reply |
Newsday |
25 Jun 2021 |
Polite affirmative |
New York Times |
07 Apr 2021 |
Polite assent |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Mar 2021 |
Polite response |
LA Times Daily |
14 Aug 2020 |
Polite response |
The Washington Post |
14 Aug 2020 |
Polite reply to a lady |
Premier Sunday |
19 Apr 2020 |
Polite answer |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Jan 2019 |
Polite reply from a gent |
USA Today |
12 Jul 2018 |
Polite reply from a gent |
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Courteous assent |
Newsday |
19 Feb 2017 |
Hat-tipper's polite response |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2017 |
Hat-tipper's polite response |
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Polite affirmative |
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Reply from a gentleman |
The Washington Post |
14 Dec 2015 |
Respectful words |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Oct 2015 |
Junior-to-Nana affirmative |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
16 Oct 2015 |
Gentleman's agreement? |
New York Times |
03 Apr 2015 |
Gentleman's agreement? |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Feb 2015 |
Reply from a gentleman |
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Gentleman's agreement? |
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Junior-to-Nana affirmative |
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Respectful words |
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Gentleman's agreement |
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Polite assent |
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Reply to a schoolmistress |
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Polite concurrence |
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Reply to the boss |
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"As you wish, milady" |
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Reply from a polite young'un |
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Polite response to Mother |
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Genteel assent |
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Polite response to Mother |
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Classroom answer |
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Gentleman's agreement? |
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Polite concurrence |
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Polite agreement |
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"Of course, dear lady" |
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Respectful reply |
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Gentlemanly reply |
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Gentlemanly reply |
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Affirmative for Huckleberry Finn |
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Polite response |
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Lady-in-waiting's reply |
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Courteous consent |
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Polite response |
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Assent to the queen |
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Affirmative to a lady |
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Gentlemanly reply |
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Courteous consent |
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Polite agreement |
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Polite agreement |
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John Boy's response to Olivia |
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Polite answer |
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Polite affirmative. |
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Response to a queen. |
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Polite acquiescence, à la "Dragnet." |
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Polite reply. |
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