The other day my friend asked, if I had met a certain person, and I replied "not exactly" , and he went like what does that mean its a 'yes' or 'no' question.
I think there are no yes or no questions, theres always wht we call it a 'a degree of freedom' or in other words 'The Gray Area'. thats why my answers are always go somewaht like- almost, kinda, somewhat (as is evident in the sentence above) mostly, partialy....
I think thats closer to truth, because I believe truth is anything but absolute.
PS- Ididnt meet the person mentioned in the begining in professional circumstances, which my fren was asking abt and I didnt want to tell him that on family or personal front I had met the person... so the answer saved me from lying.