The phrase "yes instead" can be used in written English, but it is not a complete sentence on its own.
It is commonly used as a response to a question or statement, to show agreement with the alternative option presented. Example: Person 1: "Do you want to go to the movies or stay home and watch TV?" Person 2: "Yes instead, let's stay home and watch TV. I'm in the mood for a cozy night in."
The answers become yes, instead of no.
It was too flippant, and used "yes" instead of her usual "yeah".
To my surprise he turned me down, but having just watched yet another repeat of The Glittering Prizes on PBS, I wondered if you might be a man of sufficient neglect and vanity to say yes instead.
This train is going to Mysore, right?" He rolled his head from side to side as south Indians do, meaning yes, instead of what I was sure meant no.
On Sunday, when asked if he would condemn Duke and the Klan, Trump failed to give an unequivocal "yes," instead suggesting that he did not know who Duke was and that he had to do research on the organization.
So while my instinct is often to say "no!" — no, you can't go to the bookstore alone; no, you can't ride your bike to the park by yourself; no, you can't walk to your friend's house along streets with no sidewalks — I force myself to take a breath and say yes instead, to put her burgeoning independence ahead of my fears.
She forgot to say yes and instead, he said, she "just stuck her left hand into my face".
They are young and urban, yes, but instead of a laptop or a tablet, they use a phone for everything.
Oh yes, and instead of a spare wheel, a can of stuff that you squirt in the tyre should it go flat.
With their dreams shattered, dejected members of the SNP and other parties in the yes camp instead listened to a crestfallen Alex Salmond concede defeat at 6.15am.
She said yes, but instead of leaving, he stayed and stared at her.
