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Jan 2020
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Phrases - Should I answer a question wit...

SUSANA MORAIS
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In this episode, I want to talk a little about how to answer yes or no questions (closed questions).

Now you’re thinking, well, that doesn’t sound too complicated. Just answer sim or não. The truth is that we don’t answer with yes that often. This doesn’t mean we always answer with não, this means there’s a different structure you can use if you want to answer in the affirmative.

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