I say yes but never meant it vs I say yes but never mean it

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I say yes but never meant it' is in the past tense, indicating that the speaker said yes in the past but did not mean it at that time. On the other hand, 'I say yes but never mean it' is in the present tense, suggesting that the speaker habitually says yes without meaning it. The choice between the two depends on whether the speaker is referring to a specific past instance or a general habit.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 789 views

I say yes but never meant it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express that the speaker said yes in the past but did not mean it at that time.

Examples:

I told him I would help, but I never meant it.
She said she loved him, but she never meant it.

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I never meant it though and neither did you.
And I also know that you never meant it.
I never meant it this way.
I never meant it to be this way.
But I've never meant it more than I do right now.
Oliver, I wished my brothers were gone all the time! I never meant it though and neither did you.
- and you never meant it!
But I never meant it, so forget about it all.
I never meant it to happen, it just... got out of control.
You never meant it, right?
What passed that day, I never meant it to go like that.
When I said that we were never meant to be together, I meant it.
Now we can say yes to death, but never again no.
If I say yes, it's premeditated.
If I say yes, then you do it properly.
No, but if anybody asks, I say yes.
One smile and I say yes.
And I say yes to your provocation.
A few people whose safety you have to guarantee Before I say yes.
I say yes to a second chance, but not in a segregated system.

I say yes but never mean it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to convey that the speaker habitually says yes without meaning it.

Examples:

He always says he will come, but he never means it.
She says yes to everything, but she never means it.

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Now we can say yes to death, but never again no.
If I say yes, it's premeditated.
If I say yes, then you do it properly.
No, but if anybody asks, I say yes.
One smile and I say yes.
And I say yes to your provocation.
A few people whose safety you have to guarantee Before I say yes.
I say yes to a second chance, but not in a segregated system.
Okay. The part where you propose and I say yes already happened.
And if I say yes I'm sanctioning murder.
As a show of respect I say yes.
I say yes. I say that we all have just as much responsibility for him hanging there.
Therefore, I say put a stop to people trafficking and I say yes to a Marshall Plan for these countries.
You can just say yes but you just complain.
Now, I say yes if he's got the mustache.
If I say yes, you'll get mad.
If I say yes, I don't get parole.
If I say yes, I don't get parole.
On the one hand, if I say yes...
Before I say yes to this, I need to know I'm not walking into a buzz saw.

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I say yes but never meant it vs I say yes but never mean it