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WCDT strips 4216-4220 (9th to 13th March 2020)
Tova:
I must admit, I am somewhat confused by this conversation.
If you ask someone out and they respond by saying they are too busy to go out/for a relationship, whether they are genuinely too busy or are just saying that as a "code", what practical difference does it make? Pragmatically, it's a "no" either way.
pwhodges:
How busy people are varies - so there may be an opening to ask again at another time. But generally no means no.
Cornelius:
It's fairly easy, I should think:
A: Do you want to go out on saturday?
B: No I'm busy then
A: How about next week?
B (if genuinely busy): No, I'm busy then as well, but we can do monday in two weeks.
B (if code for no): No, I'll be busy then. *End of conversation*
Tova:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 20 Mar 2020, 01:22 ---How busy people are varies - so there may be an opening to ask again at another time. But generally no means no.
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Given that she said she didn't have time "between school and work," that's not going to be anytime soon. So while in theory there may well be an opening to ask again at another time, I wouldn't recommend he put dating on hold in the duration. And while no definitely means no, it doesn't necessarily mean "never."
So really, the difference is academic.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Tova on 20 Mar 2020, 02:29 ---
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 20 Mar 2020, 01:22 ---How busy people are varies - so there may be an opening to ask again at another time. But generally no means no.
--- End quote ---
Given that she said she didn't have time "between school and work," that's not going to be anytime soon. So while in theory there may well be an opening to ask again at another time, I wouldn't recommend he put dating on hold in the duration. And while no definitely means no, it doesn't necessarily mean "never."
So really, the difference is academic.
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There's also the asshats that are half the reason the coded version for "no" exists.
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