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[jasonlulu_2000]

----What about going to the cinema this evening?
----__________.

A. Yes, by all means.


IS Answer A correct in this situation?

thanks

[Eric Thompson]

Dear Jasonlulu_2000: 'By all means' is ok in that situation. It sounds a bit old-fashioned, don't hear it much anymore. (Maybe it's more of a British expression.) Similar expressions more often heard are: 'good idea', 'sounds good to me', or from the 1970's 'right on' or 'super'. ok? -- Eric