Yes, yay, and yeah!
, "yea" is "yes" in German. 
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Aug 6th, 2008 | 02:35 PM
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Isn't <i>ja</i> pronounced "yah"?
<i>In what language does "yea" mean "yes"?</i> English - as in "vote yea or nay." It rhymes with "nay".
(To add to the confusion, it's also "vote aye or nay".)
<i>In what language does "yea" mean "yes"?</i> English - as in "vote yea or nay." It rhymes with "nay".
(To add to the confusion, it's also "vote aye or nay".)
Aug 7th, 2008 | 07:55 AM
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How can you tell if there is an h at the end Yea versus Yeah? Still getting told off by my mother for not saying Yes in my middle age. If you have not discovered it for yourself say Yessss to those computer telephone systems, they do not recognise Yea as a positive answer
Aug 7th, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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The "h" at the end makes the pronunciation "yah." "Yea" just rhymes with nay.
Anyone remember the Danny Kaye film "The Court Jester"? If so you'll remember the "yea, verily, yea" scene, a real hoot.
Good to hear from you, Rex.
Anyone remember the Danny Kaye film "The Court Jester"? If so you'll remember the "yea, verily, yea" scene, a real hoot.
Good to hear from you, Rex.
Aug 7th, 2008 | 10:58 AM
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logos999 wrote: "Now what about mm-hm" for yes and "nn-nn" for no. This seems to be the common thing of most languages"
But not all. The Celtic languages do not have any words for "yes" or "no".
Probably because we are not argumentative people.
But not all. The Celtic languages do not have any words for "yes" or "no".
Probably because we are not argumentative people.
