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Philip Newton ([personal profile] pne) wrote2004-02-11 04:56 pm
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Things beginning with Y (poll)

Some people use "yea" where I would expect "yay", or vice versa... So since I like polls, I was wondering what you use.

For "some other way", please leave a comment on this post".

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[identity profile] jennielynn1127.livejournal.com 2004-02-11 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Biblical/legal word: pronounced like eye

[identity profile] fweebles.livejournal.com 2004-02-11 01:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I say "yea" in two ways:

Like "yay" (yeI) to mean "aye, yes, affirmative".
Like "yeah" (yæ) to mean "yep...so."

People around here (Maryland) tend to put a bit of an IPA "i" glide in front of the æ (yiæ).

I spell the legal word for "yes" as "aye", but, "yea" is okay too.

[identity profile] thewildrose.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
it's highly amusing so see the ways that people describe how they pronounce things. people with non-rhotic accents say things like "rhymes with air" which is totally bizarre to me, but i'm sure that when i say "yeah rhymes with mat" THEY think THAT'S totally bizarre.

yeah, i think it's funny, anyway. :P

[identity profile] feste.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Informally, I always use "ja" for yes. I pronounce it as "yah" when I say it, so same word. =)

[identity profile] bertho.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 08:57 am (UTC)(link)
Foir the last one, I actually do use the word, but only spoken (along with hand gestures to indicate the size), so I don't actually use any spelling for it.
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