<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Affirmatory]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">A slang [proclamation] of agreement or confirmation.  It is normally <a href="/topic/236224/verbalized">verbalized</a> as a stand-alone word when a slang is [called for], similar to the use of yup.  A [speaker] will prefer affirmatory to yup when he or she does not want to pronounce the p, which is more disruptive to breathing.</p>
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