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In lang=en terms the difference between so and yes

is that so is symphony orchestra while yes is to attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing.

As interjections the difference between so and yes

is that so is Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story.yes is used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.

As nouns the difference between so and yes

is that so is a syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale while yes is an affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

As a conjunction so

is in order that.

As an adverb so

is to the (explicitly stated) extent that.

As an adjective so

is true, accurate.

As an abbreviation so

is someone.

As an initialism SO

is significant other.

As a proper noun So

is a Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand.

As a particle yes is

a word used to show agreement or acceptance.

As a verb yes is

to agree with, to affirm, to approve.

so

English

(wikipedia so)

Conjunction

(English Conjunctions)
  • In order that.
  • With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
  • * , chapter=1
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’
  • (label) Provided that; on condition that, as long as.
  • * , II.18:
  • As we cal money not onely that which is true and good, but also the false; so it be currant.
  • * (John Milton)
  • Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength.

    Usage notes

    Chiefly in North American use, a comma or pause is often used before the conjunction when used in the sense with the result that''. (A similar meaning can often be achieved by using a semicolon or colon (without the ''so'' ), as for example: ''He drank the poison; he died. )

    Synonyms

    * (in order that) so that, that

    Adverb

    (-)
  • To the (explicitly stated) extent that.
  • * , chapter=1
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’
  • * 1963 , Mike Hawker, (Ivor Raymonde) (music and lyrics), (Dusty Springfield) (vocalist), (I Only Want to Be with You) (single),
  • Don?t know what it is that makes me love you so , / I only know I never want to let you go.
  • (lb) To the (implied) extent.
  • [= this long]
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=We drove back to the office with some concern on my part at the prospect of so large a case. Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Old soldiers? , passage=Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.}}
  • # (lb) Very (positive clause).
  • #*
  • Captain Edward Carlisle; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so' superb a woman as this under handicap ' so hard.
  • # (lb) Very (negative clause).
  • # Very much.
  • #*
  • Molly the dairymaid came a little way from the rickyard, and said she would pluck the pigeon that very night after work. She was always ready to do anything for us boys; and we could never quite make out why they scolded her so for an idle hussy indoors. It seemed so unjust.
  • In a particular manner.
  • In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; also.
  • * 1883 , (Howard Pyle), (The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood)
  • *:"Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow," quoth Robin, "thou seemest happy this merry morn." ¶ "Ay, that am I," quoth the jolly Butcher, "and why should I not be so ? Am I not hale in wind and limb? Have I not the bonniest lass in all Nottinghamshire? And lastly, am I not to be married to her on Thursday next in sweet Locksley Town?"
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 19, author=Paul Fletcher, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Blackpool 1-2 West Ham , passage=It was a goal that meant West Ham won on their first appearance at Wembley in 31 years, in doing so becoming the first team since Leicester in 1996 to bounce straight back to the Premier League through the play-offs.}}
  • (with as) To such an extent or degree; as.
  • Usage notes

    Use of so''''' in the sense ''to the '''implied''' extent'' is discouraged in formal writing; spoken intonation which might render the usage clearer is not usually apparent to the reader, who might reasonably expect the ''extent'' to be made explicit. For example, the reader may expect ''He is '''so good'' to be followed by an explanation or consequence of how good ''he'' is. Devices such as use of underscoring and the exclamation mark may be used as a means of clarifying that the implicit usage is intended; capitalising ''SO'' is also used. The derivative subsenses ''very'' and ''very much are similarly more apparent with spoken exaggerated intonation. The difference between so'' and ''very'' in implied-extent usage is that ''very'' is more descriptive or matter-of-fact, while ''so'' indicates more emotional involvement. This ''so'' is used by both men and women, but more frequently by women. For example, ''she is very pretty'' is a simple statement of fact; ''she is so pretty'' suggests admiration. Likewise, ''that is very typical'' is a simple statement; ''that is SO typical of him!'' is an indictment. A formal (and reserved) apology may be expressed ''I am very sorry'', but after elbowing someone in the nose during a basketball game, a man might say, ''Dude, I am so sorry! in order to ensure that it's understood as an accident.Mark Liberman, "Ask Language Log: So feminine?", 2012 March 26
    References

    Synonyms

    * (very) really, truly, that, very * (to a particular extent) that, this, yea * (in a particular manner) like this, thus * really, truly, very much

    Derived terms

    * or so * so-so * so there * so what

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • True, accurate.
  • *
  • *:“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. ¶ Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. ¶ “Quite so ,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”
  • In that state or manner; with that attribute. ((replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase))
  • * 1823 , , Martha
  • If this separation was painful to all parties, it was most so to Martha.
  • * 1872 , (Charles Dickens), J., The Personal History of (David Copperfield)
  • But if I had been more fit to be married, I might have made you more so too.
  • *
  • At twilight in the summeron the floor.
  • Homosexual.
  • Synonyms

    * (true) correct, right, true * musical, one of the family, one of them, that way inclined

    Derived terms

    * make it so * more so

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • * , chapter=11
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=So , after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor. 'Twas a dismal sort of place, with hair wreaths, and wax fruit, and tin lambrekins, and land knows what all.}}
  • Be as you are; stand still; used especially to cows; also used by sailors.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A syllable used in to represent the fifth note of a major scale.
  • Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • someone
  • Synonyms

    * sb

    Statistics

    *

    yes

    English

    (yes and no)

    Particle

    (-)
  • A word used to show agreement or acceptance.
  • Yes , you are correct.
    Yes , you may go play outside now.
    Yes , sir, we have your package right here.
  • A word used to indicate disagreement'' or ''dissent in reply to a negative statement.
  • It was not my fault we lost the race.
    Oh, yes , it was!

    Synonyms

    * Dialect or archaic forms: arr, ay, aye, yea, yassuh * Nautical, military, telecommunications: affirmative * Colloquial or slang forms: ya, yah, yeah, yeh, yep, yeppers, yup, yuppers, yus, ahuh, mhm, uh huh. * See also:

    Antonyms

    * Standard form: no * Nautical, military, telecommunications: negative * Dialect or archaic forms: nay * Colloquial or slang forms: ixnay, nah, naw, nope * See also:

    Derived terms

    * yes and amen * yes and no * yes-no question

    Usage notes

    * In Old and Middle English, yes'' was a more forceful affirmative than ''yea . * An example of yes used to disagree with a statement: the questions "You don’t want it, do you?" and "Don’t you want it?" are answered by "yes" if the respondent does want the item, and "no" if not. Many languages use a specific word for this purpose; see translation table above.

    Interjection

    (en-interj)!
  • Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.
  • Our second goal of the match! Yes !

    Antonyms

    * no

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
  • Was that a yes?
  • A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
  • The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".

    Synonyms

    * (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) aye, yea * (vote in support) aye, yea

    Antonyms

    * (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) no, nay * (vote in support) nay

    Verb

  • (colloquial) To agree with, to affirm, to approve.
  • Did he yes the veto?
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    , date= , year=1972 , month=Oct , first= , last= , author=John Barth , coauthors= , title=Perseid , volume= , issue= , page=79 , magazine=Harper's Magazine , publisher= , issn= , url= , passage="That's really what you wanted?" I yessed both; ... }}
  • (slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing.
  • Synonyms

    agree,