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 …

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 ...

Is "yay or nay" an acceptable alternative to "yea or nay"? I have seen it several times in recent weeks, enough to make me wonder whether it is an emerging usage or just a common typo.

Jan 29, 2014 · Thus, the Greek spelling for "Jesus" was Ιησους, pronounced something like "Yeh-SOOS", and the Latin likewise was Iesus. Subsequently, in the Latin alphabet the letter J was …

The expression is actually (or originally) " yea big " or " yea high " where yea essentially means this. Wiktionary has an entry for yea: Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture) The pony was …

Aug 13, 2010 · The greeting How are you? is asking How are you doing in general? — How are you? I'm well. [Misunderstood the question.] because well as an adjective which means: in good health …

Sep 12, 2017 · @industry7 Interesting. I didn't know that was known in American English. Yeah it's not inappropriate really though it is considered vulgar technically. It's more appropriate (probably) than …

Jan 31, 2012 · The phrase that's spoken when someone is hand-wringing about a thorny problem. Speaker One: Uh-oh -- we have to reformat ALL THE DOCUMENTS! Speaker Two: Aye Yai Yai, …

Nov 24, 2010 · I see these two expressions are used almost identically in different contexts. Is there a difference between I have got and I have gotten?

May 11, 2011 · Per Difference between 'haven't …yet' and 'didn't… yet', the presence of "yet" at the end of both these alternatives makes a huge difference to how "acceptable" they are. So unless you think …