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In the movie "The Devil Wears Prada", there is a dialog:

Nate: ...And then we can stop pretending like we have anything in common anymore.

Andy: You don't mean it, do you?

Nate: No, I do

Andy: Maybe this trip is coming at a good time...

I'm so confused about the answer by Nate, "No, I do". I think it should be "Yes, I do", means that I do mean that we should stop pretending....

Tina
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    People say it both ways, they mean the same thing. – Barmar Mar 18 '24 at 15:30
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    Unfortunately, English does not have a word like si in French and doch in German, whose availability reduces the temptation to use no in this way. – jsw29 Mar 18 '24 at 15:36
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    Although the question cited as a duplicate of this one could be answered in a way that would answer this question as well, neither of the formal answers submitted to that earlier question focuses on the core "No, it does" vs. "Yes, it does" question. In fact, both seem far more taken with the duplicate occurrence of the "no" in the dialogue "No! No! I am!" The most valuable observations relevant to this poster's question appear in two comments beneath the poster's question there—and as we are constantly reminded, comments could disappear at any time. Hence my vote to reopen this question. – Sven Yargs Mar 19 '24 at 04:53
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    Just "yes" or "no" are ambiguous. There are lots of other questions on answering negative questions. How to answer, This on agreeing with both "yeah" and "no", Ambiguity of no, etc. Search! – Stuart F Mar 19 '24 at 10:24

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