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There are a lot of modern languages that don’t have a pure “yes”/“no”. Likely, this was not uncommon in history either.
Alternatives to “yes”/“no” in those languages can vary. They generally include methods such as “not (that)” or negating the (sometimes (mis-) implied/interpreted/understood) verb of the question.
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That’s because most people couldn’t read or write, so they would shake their head yes or no.
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I have no idea why, I’m just making shit up.
Latin is a very… funny language. Very contextual.
Very rich language in ways to describe violence, though!
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In classical latin, you disagreed by stabbing them, and you agreed by making them emperor.
