Yours vs Yes - What's the difference?
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That which belongs to you (singular); the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.
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That which belongs to you (plural); the possessive second-person plural pronoun used without a following noun.
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*:“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are'' pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling ''à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.”
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A word used to show agreement or acceptance.
A word used to indicate disagreement'' or ''dissent in reply to a negative statement.
Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
(colloquial) To agree with, to affirm, to approve.
(slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing.
As a pronoun yours
is that which belongs to you (singular); the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.As an interjection yes is
used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.As a noun yes is
an affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.As a verb yes is
(colloquial|transitive) to agree with, to affirm, to approve.yours
English
(wikipedia yours)Pronoun
Usage notes
* In British English the adverb almost invariably follows the word yours'' at the end of a letter; in most dialects of American English it usually precedes it. As a general rule, ''sincerely'' is only employed if the name of the recipient is already known to the writer; a letter begun with ''Dear Sir'' or ''Dear Madam'' finishes with ''faithfully''. ''Yours'' on its own and ''yours ever are less formal than the other forms.Derived terms
* up yours * what's yours * you'll get yours * yours truly * you scratch my back and I'll scratch yoursSee also
(English personal pronouns)References
yes
English
(yes and no)Particle
(-)- Yes , you are correct.
- Yes , you may go play outside now.
- Yes , sir, we have your package right here.
- 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 questionUsage 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)!- Our second goal of the match! Yes !
Antonyms
* noNoun
(en-noun)- Was that a yes?
- 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, yeaAntonyms
* (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) no, nay * (vote in support) nayVerb
- Did he yes the veto?
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