02-07-2018, 03:22 PM
(02-07-2018, 12:31 PM)bfine32 Wrote: So if I say"why not", I am agreeing?
When used in such a context, "why not?" implies agreement or acquiescence. That would be the common usage. The only other usage I am aware of is asking for someone to expand on a negative answer, and that does not fit the context.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR