What's your take on saying "sure" when you mean "yes"?

[dolo amber]

I see nothing wrong with this, and do it often. I've had people ask me "Do you mean 'yes'?"... I was unaware "sure" had any other connotations other than positive. My mom (the English professor) once asked me to stop using it because she said it sounds "shifty".

What's that about? :shrug:

[kick-ass-bob]

1. its only shifty if you say it like

suuuuuuuuure. :eyes:

:P

[dolo amber]

2. To think that you would imply that *I* am EVER sarcastic...

*tsk*

:P

[kick-ass-bob]

3. suuuuuuuure.

:eyes:


:bounce:

[Magrittes Pipe]

4. Sure.

It's a'ight.

[Hugin]

5. What's your take on the misuse of the word, "just"?

Truly, a burning question.

[dolo amber]

9. I don't so much misuse that

as mistype is as jsut. All the time. It's my #1 offender. :mad:

[progmom]

6. i think your mom is shifty

:)

[tjwmason]

7. I do it

also "of course" in the same manner.

[dolo amber]

11. Yes, but see you're British and therefore

don't count as your people have more sense by default. :D

[eyesroll]

8. It's OK to me.

I probably wouldn't use it in formal writing, but I probably wouldn't even notice in casual conversation.

"Do you want to go to a movie?"
"Yes."
"Sure."
"Okay."

Those all sound appropriate to me. :shrug:

I'm attending (joy of joys) a copy-editing thing tomorrow; I'll ask the grammar mavens.

[dolo amber]

10. Grammar maven mom says it's

"non-committal". She maintains if you mean 'yes', you'll say 'yes'. If you DON'T mean 'yes', but realize you probably have no choice, you say 'sure'.

I think progmom's right. :D

[crispini]

12. I agree.

I find myself using "sure" a lot in those kinds of situations.

[JimmyJazz]

13. It depends on the tone in your voice

"sure" can sound like "well, since I've got nothing better to do." ----> Like this: :shrug:

OR

"sure" can sound like "What a great idea." ---> Like this: :bounce:

:hi:

[progmom]

14. progspawn has taken to saying "sure! sure!"

[aePrime]

15. I use sure all of the time

I say it to mean yes, but it drives my wife nuts, because she thinks I'm being non-committal. I keep telling her, "If I say 'sure', I mean 'yes'!"

[no name no slogan]

16. I say "fo shizzle"

that way nobody misunderstands you.

[Patiod]

17. Was unable to say anything else to Eric Idle

Don't run into many celebrities in Philadelphia. My SO still teases me about it:

EI: Did you like the show?
Me: Sure!
EI: Do you want me to sign this shirt?
Me: Sure!
EI: Here at the bottom?
Me: Sure!
SO: She does have other words in her vocabulary, I promise.

[sundog]

18. "sure" isn't shifty, you are

i think that's what your mom meant :P

[redqueen]

19. Seems fine to me.

I get what she means... but I'm not that picky or overly analytical.