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punctuation - Should "ya" have an apostrophe? "Doin"? Etc - English ...
In "ya", the "ou" vowel has been replaced with "a". We don't have punctuation to indicate that, so we just write it. This is also generally the case where a replacement slang/informal word is missing letters, but others have changed. When this happens, we usually just transcribe the sounds rather than using an apostrophe.
What is “Who are ya?” and whence it came?
"Who are ya?" is a rhetorical question asking the other, lowly team to justify their presence at a match or level they don't deserve to play at. It's a mark of lack of repect to the other team. Yes, it's a fair assessment that it means to diminish the opposition as unknown and insignificant. The top Urban Dictionary definition gives guidance on ...
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What is the origin of the expression "ya think"?
Maybe I'm just slow on the uptake, but the expression "ya think" seems to have recently become nearly universal, at least as viewed from the US and the UK, where I encounter it all the time, spoken by all kinds of people. What is the origin of this expression? Is it indeed recent?
pronunciation - How do you spell "Aye Yai Yai" - English Language ...
The phrase that's spoken when someone is hand-wringing about a thorny problem. Speaker One: Uh-oh -- we have to reformat ALL THE DOCUMENTS! Speaker Two: Aye Yai Yai, that's a lot of work! "Aye...
Something is "yay" big - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
I have heard expressions like "It was yay big" or "It was yay by yay." a couple of times now, always accompanied by a gesture indicating the size of something. Does anybody know where this word comes
What's the origin of the idiom "bust one's chops"?
The idiom is defined on Dictionary.com as: bust one's chops, Slang. to exert oneself. bust someone's chops, Slang. to annoy with nagging or criticism. Looking it up on Google, I couldn't ...
Etymology of using "ya" instead of "you" - slang
I have noticed that some people in parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio often say "ya" instead of "you"? As in "Didya do your homework?" instead of "Did you do your homework?". Does anyone know the etymology behind this pronunciation? I am wondering if this could be evidence of the influence of a large population of people that still speak German.
"Y'all" or "ya'll"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
The "ya" is well established in the Midwest due to the accents inherited by the northern European immigrants. The same goes for the urban population which has retained many southern speech tendencies.
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