[Ads-l] ye (yes)

[Galen Buttitta]

I’ve seen this in typing but not really heard it in speech.

On Nov 18, 2018, at 13:50, Barretts Mail <mail.barretts at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>> On 18 Nov 2018, at 10:48, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU> wrote:
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>>> On Nov 18, 2018, at 1:44 PM, Barretts Mail <mail.barretts at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ye#Etymology_3 <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ye#Etymology_3>) and Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=y%C3%A9 <https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=y%C3%A9>) have the meaning of “yes” for “ye” but the English OLD (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ye <https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ye>) and Merriam-Webster (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ye <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ye>) do not.
>>> 
>>> When I first saw this a couple of years ago, I thought it was an error because a Dane was using it, but I have seen it many times since.
>>> 
>> Variant spelling for “yeah”/“yeh”?
> 
> I haven’t figured that out or the pronunciation. When I see it, I say “yes” in my head. The UD implies that it is used orally. BB
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