The real problem wasn't just Yes/No, it was "Continue" to mean Exit (Continue exiting). Which would have been just as bad if the verb from the question were pushed into the options, as "Do you want to continue? <Continue> <Stop>", where "Continue" still means, as in the question, "continue exiting" and "Stop" means "stop exiting".
"Do you want to exit? <Yes> <No>" would improve what was presented, though, yes, "Do you want to exit? <Exit> <Don't Exit>" would be better. But it was the question more than the manner that the responses were presented that was the problem.
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Apple's HIG from THIRTY years ago say to not use Yes/No in dialogs.
The real problem wasn't just Yes/No, it was "Continue" to mean Exit (Continue exiting). Which would have been just as bad if the verb from the question were pushed into the options, as "Do you want to continue? <Continue> <Stop>", where "Continue" still means, as in the question, "continue exiting" and "Stop" means "stop exiting".
"Do you want to exit? <Yes> <No>" would improve what was presented, though, yes, "Do you want to exit? <Exit> <Don't Exit>" would be better. But it was the question more than the manner that the responses were presented that was the problem.