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 …
history - If the letter J is only 400–500 years old, was there a J ...
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 …
Is "yay or nay" an acceptable alternative to "yea or nay"?
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.
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 …
Something is "yay" big - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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) …
pronunciation - How do you spell "Aye Yai Yai" - English Language ...
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 …
Phrase for criticism/insults concealed with humor
Apr 28, 2015 · Passive aggressive people will sometimes veil insulting, critical, derogatory or generally aggressive comments with humor. The patina of humor makes the comment seem …
Are there any words in English pronounced with /e/ at the end?
May 10, 2014 · Here are some examples: meh heh eh yeh There are a number of borrowed words that may count, although some may pronounce them with /ə/ or /eɪ/. gefilte keffiyeh …
"I'm well" vs. "I'm good" vs. "I'm doing well", etc
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 …
Why are words like "Thou" / "Thee" / "Ye" no longer used in English?
When going through old English literature, especially stories and poems, we can see they have been full of words like "thou" and "thee" and "ye". Some of my English te...