I occasionally encounter a related situation in the office, where for example I’ll be making soup and someone will say something like “soup?” and I’m not sure what to reply beyond “yes”.
I could give a brief reason why I’m making soup, or why I make soup frequently, but this seems like escalating too much, and it’s more effort than I want to put in.
Conversation is always about making choices. The questions allows you to answer with “yes” but it also allows you to tell them something about the type.
Do what you want to do instead of just searching for what’s the standard response.
I occasionally encounter a related situation in the office, where for example I’ll be making soup and someone will say something like “soup?” and I’m not sure what to reply beyond “yes”.
I could give a brief reason why I’m making soup, or why I make soup frequently, but this seems like escalating too much, and it’s more effort than I want to put in.
Perhaps tell them the type of soup?
Conversation is always about making choices. The questions allows you to answer with “yes” but it also allows you to tell them something about the type. Do what you want to do instead of just searching for what’s the standard response.