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Daily RICHual #23: What does NO mean?

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If you’re in sales or LIFE, you have heard the following word before…… NO.

According to Theo Williams, the word no originated around 900AD. It combined “ne” (not) with “o” (ever) to give us NO meaning not ever. The word has evolved through the ages to include new phrases like no can do (I guess denoting non action) no problem (which actually means yes), and NOOOO WAAAAY.

Because the average person wants to say no, before yes, here are six things no can mean according to Chris Voss