My friend Jaime posted this and because I know so many people who mess this up I thought I would repost it here. (I am relieved to know that I was using the words correctly!)
Yeah - pronounced ye-uh as in yes"Hey Jen, are you going to with us to the mall."- girl a; "Yeah, I’ll go"- girl b
Yay - rhymes with and is a synomym of hooray. It’s used in cases of excitement. "Did I tell you I won an ipod?" - girl a; "No! Oh that is exciting. Yay!" - girl b
Yah - is also an expersion of agreement but there is no excitement."Hey are you ready to go" - girl a; "yah" - girl b
Ya - means you"How are ya?"
Yea - is a very old-fashioned formal way of saying “yes,” used mainly in voting. It’s the opposite of—and rhymes with—“nay.”"All in favor say yea, all opposed nay."
From http://www.genpink.com/yeah-yay-yah-ya/
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We are so fortunate to have a teacher give us instruction as to which words to use when.
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