My friend, said,“Yabut, you know our weather won't last.”.
A simple"Yabut" can control a conversation and discount a speaker.
The Yabut might say,“Yes,
but almost anything they do will significantly change the game.”.
On the face of it, a Yabut isn't much different from the rest of us.
For example, a Yabut can listen as I share my belief about brain damage in the NFL.
On the other hand, when a“yes, but” builds on an idea rather than discounts an
idea you probably are not with a hard-core Yabut.
When we feel agitated or when we feel discounted it
is likely we are with a person who uses Yabut to control and/or demonstrate his abilities.