"You are correct"
Here are ten expressions that you can use to say that someone is correct.
Ten ways to say "You are correct"
casual · neutral · formal
- Yes, that's right.neutral"Is Kandy the hill capital?" "Yes, that's right."
- You're quite right.neutralYou're quite right. We should have left earlier.
- Yes, that's correct.neutral"Is the answer twelve?" "Yes, that's correct."
- That's spot on.casualYour guess about the price was spot on.
- You're dead right (there).casualstrong"The traffic will be bad today." "You're dead right."
- Absolutely.neutralstrong"Shall we go?" "Absolutely."
- You've hit the nail on the head.neutralYou've hit the nail on the head. The problem is money.
- You could say so.neutral"So you're the boss now?" "You could say so."
- I'm afraid so.neutral"Is the trip cancelled?" "I'm afraid so."
- (I'm) sorry to say so.neutral"Did we lose?" "Sorry to say so, yes."
How to use them
- , and 3 are quite neutral and are just saying that what the other person asked is true.
- , and 6 also say that the information is very exact and maybe you are surprised at how accurate the other speaker is.
- is an idiom that means that the other person's question or statement is exactly true.
- says that you think this is correct but that other people disagree.
- are saying that the other speaker is correct but that you are unhappy about this information.
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"You've hit the nail on the head" means:
Someone is right about bad news. Which reply fits?
"You could say so" means:
See also: Agreeing with people · "You are wrong"
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