Rejection
Rejection noun - A refusal to confirm the truth of a statement.
Yes
Yes noun - A vote or decision for something.
Usage example: the bill passed with 50 “yeses” and 12 “noes.”
Both words in one sentence
- They are so accustomed to rejection that when the girls say 'yes', Steve launches into a 'see you later' before being made to realize what just happened.
Source: Won't Take "Yes" for an Answer - This is inverted in Deus Ex: Human Revolution: mechanically augmented people tend to become mentally unstable yes, but this isn't due to the augmentations themselves but due to side effects of the anti-rejection drugs they must take.
Source: Cybernetics Eat Your Soul -
And yes, I am aware that it is traditionally bad form to respond to any kind of criticism or rejection, but in this, as in all else, I am an innovator, therefore I may freely address you as piss midget.
Source: Sophisticated as Hell
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