If you say yes, it can be interpreted as “yes I mind” or “yes, I give you permission”, if you say no, it can be interpreted as “no, I don’t give you permission” or “no, I dont mind”. You always end up having to clarify.
If you say yes, it can be interpreted as “yes I mind” or “yes, I give you permission”, if you say no, it can be interpreted as “no, I don’t give you permission” or “no, I dont mind”. You always end up having to clarify.
I mean, those all sound like good ways to answer. Sometimes a single word response just isn’t sufficient.
It would be sufficient to say yes or no if people didn’t insist on asking in a negative way. Why not say “can i” or “would it be okay if i” instead of asking in such a way that yes means no
And this is why double negatives are in general frowned upon in the English language, because they make the content much more difficult to understand.