Yea1 -- an expression of excitement, synonymous with (and rhymes with) hooray; e.g. Yay! My book just got accepted! Isn't that great.
Yea2 -- an archaic form of "yes"; e.g. So, shall we celebrate? Yea or nay?
Yeah -- an expression of agreement; nothing rhymes with it, but it is commonly used in the expression "Hell, yeah!"; e.g. Yeah. Let's go.
Yay -- a (seemingly accepted) misspelling of Yea1;
If you're going to use them, get them right.
That is all.
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30 April 2010
30 January 2010
I Wonder... ?
Sentences that begin with "I wonder," are not questions!
Wrong: I wonder what tomorrow will bring? (Are you responding to someone who just informed you that you're wondering about tomorrow?)
Right: I wonder what tomorrow will bring.
That is all.
Wrong: I wonder what tomorrow will bring? (Are you responding to someone who just informed you that you're wondering about tomorrow?)
Right: I wonder what tomorrow will bring.
That is all.
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