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 …

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.

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 ...

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 …

Jan 3, 2013 · Usage: rules of language Use: meaningful communicative behaviour The term usage refers to conventions, most often to those of language. Thus, 'English usage' or 'French usage' refers …

In school we are taught the vowels: A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. Today's XKCD got me thinking about when the letter Y is considered to be a vowel. I understand (perhaps incorrectly) that in w...

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, …

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 …

Dec 13, 2010 · Which one is it really: hear hear or here here? Where does the saying really come from?

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 …