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		bb123 on Dec 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Messy handwriting reveals mystery translator: Quee... I wonder what linguistics professors think of Australian slang: "Nah yeah" -> Yes "Yeah nah" -> No "Yeah nah yeah" -> Yes (very)

frosted-flakes on Dec 4, 2019 [–]

That's not Australian-specific. I've heard it a lot in Canada, for example.

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