Through the years, I have seen the words Yeah used when someone really meant Yay. I was confused, too, once upon a time about which one was appropriate and which word meant what. But at some point I looked them up in a dictionary and I found out the meanings so that I could begin to use the words correctly. Here's what I found.
Yeah:
– Adverb, Informal.
Yes.
Yay: -Interjection. An exclamation indicating approval, congratulation, or triumph.
So, Chris' word lesson of the day is that you use Yay when you mean awesome, way to go, that's great! And you use Yeah when you mean sure, yes, affirmative. Now you know.
3 comments:
I always thought Yea was the happy thought and Yeah was the yes. I guess Yay is correct.
Yea, verily, yea.
The worst is when you catch yourself mixing up words. I pretend I don't care but I'm always secretly disappointed with myself.
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