I found a word ‘Yes-ish’ in the answer (from PLL) to my question about the meaning of ‘Stuck to the script’ I posted today. As it is quite new to my ear, I consulted with Wikipedia before logging out the forum, which says:
(Yesih) is yes with a condition or limitation, and similarly Noish (but this of course tends more to a ….
Is ‘Yes-sh / Yessh’ often heard in day-to-day conversation among American people or found in casual writings.
How ‘Yes-sh’ is different from ‘Yes’ in its implication, supposing it’s an informal or colloquial expression.
Best Answer
'ish' is added to some words to denote 'sort of'. For example:
Means he was tall, but not extremely so. Taller than average, but not basketball-player tall.
Means you're a little tired but not totally 'knackered' (a bit of British slang there).
Generally '-ish' is considered informal; slightly slang-ish!
You perhaps wouldn't use it in formal situations like a business meeting. It's not considered rude, it's just something you'd use in more relaxed settings.
This reminds me of a joke by a British comedian called Jimmy Carr
Here the comedian has made a 'play on words' and used the 'sort of' meaning of -ish as opposed to that seen in Jewish, English etc.