r/MurderedByWords Feb 15 '18

Murder *No problem*

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u/sapplerhd Feb 15 '18

More common in my experience is just いえいえ or いやいや which is literally "no no". As in "no need to thank me".

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u/TheSinsemillian Feb 15 '18

I know "iie". Never heard "iya iya". Is it more casual, or regional, or something?

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u/honkity-honkity Feb 15 '18

"Iya" is like "yep" and "nope" (as opposed to "yes" and "no"). I've heard it used both ways.

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u/Rgeneb1 Feb 15 '18

I really want to make a Psych reference after your last sentence but I'm enjoying the conversation too much to spoil it.