- synonyms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Looking at the definitions given for yeah, yeh, yep, or yup, all those words are defined as exclamation noun nonstandard spelling of yes, representing informal pronunciation Looking at the examples provided from the Werriam-Webster Online, it seems that yeah, and yep are used in two different cases
- pronunciation - How do you spell Aye Yai Yai - English Language . . .
“Ay-ay-ay” is an exclamation which entered American pop culture from Mexican Spanish in various ways In informal conversation, the phrase means literally “oh, oh, oh” and conveys a sense of dismay
- Is yay or nay an acceptable alternative to yea or nay?
It's "yea" both for voting (Yea or Nay) and as an exclamation (Yea!) In both cases, it signifies affirmation
- Difference yea nay and yes no - four-form system [duplicate]
So, my brother is watching on tv a vote a in the American Congress He says that the members are asked to vote with yea nay (I have heard that from the Chamber of Commons in the UK as well) Now
- Something is yay big - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
As Barrie England's answer indicates, an entry for the phrases "yea big" "yea high" appears in Wentworth Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang (1960)
- history - If the letter J is only 400–500 years old, was there a J . . .
(Just to make things confusing for English speakers, the phonetic symbol for this sound is [j] ) In Latin, the letter for this was I i, in Greek it was Ι ι (iota), and in Hebrew it was י (yod) Thus, the Greek spelling for "Jesus" was Ιησους, pronounced something like "Yeh-SOOS", and the Latin likewise was Iesus
- Meaning of So yeah - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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- Im well vs. Im good vs. Im doing well, etc
I think this question is actively pernicious By implying that there's something wrong with <i>the way real people actually use the "how are you" standard greeting-and-response< i> in the title, you run a serious risk of hopelessly confusing students of the language who don't know any better
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