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*Literary style may use the question particle ''es'', inherited from Tigol.
*Literary style may use the question particle ''es'', inherited from Tigol.


Unlike in modern English, there are ''four'' possible answers to yes/no questions:
Like in Early Modern English, there are ''four'' possible answers to yes/no questions:
*''ec'' = 'yes' to a ''positive'' question; also used to agree with an affirmative statement
*''ec'' = 'yes' to a ''positive'' question; also used to agree with an affirmative statement
*''ia'' = 'no' to a ''positive'' question; also used to contradict an affirmative statement
*''ia'' = 'no' to a ''positive'' question; also used to contradict an affirmative statement
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