I would like to o er you today the beginnings of a meditation on the word yes, on the gesture of affirmation. We should take great care not to con ate affirmation and saying yes – saying it once, twice, or many times over – and in which language? – all too easily. As I will try to elucidate, there is an abyss between saying yes and affirming that is not easily crossed, let alone bridged. […]