Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
So, if we analyze "I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request. Means 'no'." based on the definitions, and do simple replacement of the words we get:
I'm (unwilling; reluctant) to (accept something reluctantly but without protest) to your request. So, we further simplify the statement thus:
I'm unwilling to accept your request without protest. Therefore, we can see that this clearly means "maybe." He "may" or "may not" accept the request once he has made his protest. However, he then goes on to clarify that his "maybe" is actually a "no" when he states, "Means 'no'." Hence, we arrive at the conclusion that his original phrase actually left of the second have of the definition of "acquiesce," and he meant it to simply mean "accept something reluctantly." So, we can then return to the original word simplification and replace it with the intended meaning thusly:
I'm unwilling to accept your request reluctantly. From which we can conclude that it really is "maybe" in the sense that he can argue his statement either way. He is unwilling to accept the request, a "no," or he is not reluctantly going to accept the request, which would be a "yes." Once again we must return to the second phrase "Means 'no'." to arrive at the decision that has been made, which is to interpret it as "I'm unwillling to accept your request."