Jan 22, 2011 · Yea[h] for ice cream!` Assent, like "yep" or "yes", as in, Yea[h], Mom, of course I fed the dogs. The two meanings not only have different pronunciation, but they're also not …

Jan 18, 2014 · 'Yea' is a real but antiquated word, still in use in various contexts e.g. 'Whose job is it to say yea or nay? 'Yeah' is the representation of an informal pronunciation of 'yes'. (OED). …

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 …

Aug 13, 2010 · The words yea and yay are homophones, meaning they are pronounced the same. Yea is a somewhat specialized word (“yes—used in oral voting”) most often used in a …

Dec 10, 2016 · Yes is the same word as yea which is the same in germanic. It's a very old word. Being one of the most used words in the English language, yea probably was said as yep and …

“Yea” and “nay” were only used to answer positive questions, while “yes” and “no” were only used to answer negative questions." However, I cannot find confirmation of what is said. On a side …

Jun 21, 2015 · Kay is correct, "Yeah, nah" and "yeah, no" (varies with speaker's pronunciation) are used in London in general; as is the reverse of "no/nah, yeah" e.g "nah, yeah I was telling …

@PeterShor Yea pronounced [jeɪ] is perfectly common—in fact, to me, it is the only pronunciation of the word I spell yea. It’s a different word from yeah, which is pronounced [jεː] or [jæː] or [jεə] …

Feb 3, 2011 · Yeah, right. could also be interpreted as another variation of . I know, right? It entirely depends on inflection when speaking. When written, if the ending punctuation is an …

Jan 12, 2024 · Yea as in an affirmative vote, is pronounced the same, perhaps because of the rhyme in "yea" and "nay". I would pronounce yeah with two syllables /jæə/, but yeh or yah …