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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (3 children)

"She shook her head yes"

This line is all you need to see to know that this person is a moron or a lunatic.

You don't shake your head to say yes.

[–] Angry_Autist 8 points 3 months ago

some cultures do, just not ours

[–] Kayday 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Whenever I see that line in books, I have taken it to mean a reluctant yes. As if the person is both shaking their head in exasperation and conceding something to the other person.

[–] meco03211 4 points 3 months ago

It's definitely a sign of being disingenuous. Either outright lying or placating the listener.

[–] Hawke 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Some people use that phrase to mean “nod”. It’s the same action just a different direction.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And their point is that they are wrong to do so.

[–] Hawke 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It’s not great phrasing I agree… but it is a common way to describe it.

It’s the action that matters not the description.

If “she” (not clear who) moved her head back and forth in a vertical rotation, it doesn’t matter if you call it “shook her head yes” or “nodded”. The meaning is the same.

If she moved her head back and forth in a horizontal rotation and this person interpreted that as a “yes”, then that is insanity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's just not the accepted and used English for those actions. If it was something like "rotated" then it would be ambiguous and subject to interpretation, but the word "shook" already has a meaning

[–] Hawke 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So it sounds like you’re just not familiar with the phrase. It might not be “accepted and used” in your area, and I agree it’s confusing. But it is common, regardless.

Many examples can be found in your choice of search engine, here’s one result but it’s very very common.

As Schwanz’s granddaughter approached Lemmon’s casket, she shook her head yes and said, “That’s her,” referring to her great-grandmother, Rummerfield.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not only is "common" unfortunately not a quantitative assertion (and I disagree), many incorrect usages are "common."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_shake

As earlier stated, obviously some people might use the opposite words for a particular effect.

[–] Hawke 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I mean feel free to count search results if you care to assess exactly how common it is. Regardless, writing this phrase is not “insanity”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I'm pretty sure I only said it was wrong.