Re: [lojban] Re: reply to a negated selbri

[John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>]

Jorge Llamb?as scripsit:

> I think if the question was just "Isn't this white?", then
> "Yes" means "yes, it is white" and "No" means "no, it isn't white"
> without any possible confusion. "This is not white?" seems to be
> more than just a question, so that may bring confusion.

Agreed.

What are the Spanish conventions for replying to a negative question?

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