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Title: When did people start to say ’Yay !’
Post by: on February 21, 2007, 10:21:01 am

When did people start to say yay! instead of yes!?  I first heard it on 'Smells like teen spirit' by Nirvana, which is early 90's.

Title: When did people start to say ’Yay !’
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 21, 2007, 10:46:12 am

My sister says 'yay' a lot, I think she picked it up from watching Friends.

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Post by: goldencup on February 21, 2007, 12:37:41 pm

Yay doesn't just mean yes, it's more like hurray.

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Post by: on February 21, 2007, 12:54:28 pm

I meant yes as in YES!!! That is hooray isn't it?

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Post by: goldencup on February 21, 2007, 02:37:07 pm

Yay!!!

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Post by: goldencup on February 21, 2007, 02:37:24 pm

And when did Hi become Hey?

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Post by: smurfboy on February 21, 2007, 07:14:13 pm

Hey is American (but then again so is hi I suppose...) I never say it; it sounds rude to me.

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Post by: on February 21, 2007, 08:12:55 pm

The scandinavians say Hey hey as a greeting, particularly the Finns and Swedes!

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Post by: loulou on February 21, 2007, 10:04:41 pm

I find myself saying ya a lot.

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Post by: goldencup on February 21, 2007, 10:12:28 pm

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Post by: Forth Bridges on February 21, 2007, 10:24:58 pm

what I

in Scotland we say I or is aye?

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Title: When did people start to say ’Yay !’
Post by: kevvosa on February 21, 2007, 10:29:46 pm

A lot of people say 'aye'.

Here we get 'aye up!'.

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Post by: goldencup on February 21, 2007, 10:32:56 pm

Quote from: kevvosa

Here we get 'aye up!'.

Please tell me people don't really say that?

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Post by: smurfboy on February 21, 2007, 10:54:56 pm

It's very common both in the North and the East Midlands.

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Post by: wjp666 on February 21, 2007, 11:06:07 pm

when did 'goodbye' become 'later'? i tell ya - the bloody 90's are to blame for all of this!

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Post by: goldencup on February 21, 2007, 11:06:23 pm

Ooh arrrrrrr!

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Post by: smurfboy on February 21, 2007, 11:12:05 pm

The most annoying Americanism ever has to be 'my bad'. For those of you who have been lucky enough not to hear it before, it means 'my mistake' - because apparently the two whole syllables in mistake are too much to handle.

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Post by: wjp666 on February 21, 2007, 11:26:02 pm

youre right - 'my bad' wins hands down. f**king yanks!

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Post by: on February 22, 2007, 07:58:40 am

Quote from: smurfboy

It's very common both in the North and the East Midlands.

Yes, but the aye is pronounced like the ay in hay

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 22, 2007, 08:02:20 am

Quote from: smurfboy

The most annoying Americanism ever has to be 'my bad'.

I have heard that one a lot recently, in fact I even read it somewhere on this forum. Glad it's not just me who finds it annoying.

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 22, 2007, 08:03:03 am

Quote from: goldencup

And when did Hi become Hey?

I blame Friends for that one too!

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Post by: Forth Bridges on February 22, 2007, 10:37:57 am

i say it  I in aye:

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Post by: Freddie on February 22, 2007, 10:52:35 am

Quote from: smurfboy

The most annoying Americanism ever has to be 'my bad'.

i think if someone said 'my bad' to me in a sentence..i'd have to ask..

"your bad what?"

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 22, 2007, 01:06:32 pm

Quote from: Freddie

i think if someone said 'my bad' to me in a sentence..i'd have to ask..

"your bad what?"

 I have to admit that's what I thought the first time I saw it.

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Post by: smurfboy on February 22, 2007, 06:48:46 pm

Quote from: bounty hunter

Quote from: smurfboy

It's very common both in the North and the East Midlands.

Yes, but the aye is pronounced like the ay in hay

I know.

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Post by: on February 22, 2007, 07:12:17 pm

We also drop the aitch.