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    Sean BrodyKelly Conaboy
    11/06/15 4:25pm

    An exception to this rule might be “yup,”

    I know a guy that uses ‘yuppers’ sometimes. Really awful thing.

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      GregoireSean Brody
      11/06/15 4:26pm

      Yuppers should only be used if you want to sound like a bitchy Ned Flanders.

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      Hip Brooklyn StereotypeSean Brody
      11/06/15 4:27pm

      “Yuppers” is actually better in my eyes because it signals a playfulness, whereas a simple “yup” could still be read as fairly smug. Though, I think you’d still need an exclamation point in there, just to be sure.

      Because I refuse to employ emojis, I end up going way overboard on exclamation points to signal the fact that I’m enthusiastic/into the conversation. Admittedly, this can be a bit annoying, too, but it’s lose-lose!

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    TheEvilAttorneyKelly Conaboy
    11/06/15 4:42pm

    Do we really need to add the “h” on the end of “yea”? Silent letters are the vestigial appendages of words. Let’s just just cut them out before they infect other words.

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      AssFault on the Highway to HellTheEvilAttorney
      11/06/15 4:43pm

      ‘Yea’ means yes.

      I’ve seen people also type ‘yea’ when they mean ‘yay,’ and that’s terribly confusing.

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      Soylent Green is BurnersTheEvilAttorney
      11/06/15 4:50pm

      Yes, because I read “yea” with a short A, as in “yea or nay” (rhyming), where as “yeah” is with a long A.

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    VectoriousKelly Conaboy
    11/06/15 4:32pm

    I hate “ya”. I hate it so much.

    Every time someone writes it I read it in a valley girl voice. Yaaaah, like totally. And no one can deny how prickish that kind of voice is.

    Thank you for bringing awareness to this, Kelly.

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      Hip Brooklyn StereotypeVectorious
      11/06/15 4:35pm

      Not only that, but I think it’s nearly impossible to type “ya” without instilling it with at least a shred of ennui. It makes me so mad!

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      shablamVectorious
      11/06/15 4:38pm

      Me too. I hate it so much. But when I read it, I imagine it in a German accent, being spoken by a half-wit. Basically, I imagine it being spoken by Augustus Gloop.

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    Taylor BermanKelly Conaboy
    11/06/15 4:34pm

    What about “yep”?

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      AssFault on the Highway to HellTaylor Berman
      11/06/15 4:40pm

      That’s great... if you’re a chihuahua.

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      clickSuckaTaylor Berman
      11/06/15 4:44pm

      ya..it works.

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    LeNoceurKelly Conaboy
    11/06/15 4:36pm

    “And what’s the deal with ‘K’? Am I not good enough that you can’t type two whole goddamn letters in responding to me? Nevermind someone taking the time to actually type out ‘okay.’ Swear to God, pricks these days, with their passive-aggressive letter dropping.”

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      GarbageCatAteMyPasswordLeNoceur
      11/06/15 4:41pm

      YES. I hate “k.” And even worse is “kk.” WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT EVEN MEAN??

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      Ken Yadiggit, AdiosLeNoceur
      11/06/15 4:42pm

      You’re probably right. They probably DON’T think you’re good enough for another letter. Hell, you’re so far down you don’t get all four letters either.

      Maybe people just don’t like you. ya?

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    Gabrielle BluestoneKelly Conaboy
    11/06/15 5:09pm

    What if you say “ya” when you really mean “you,” as in, “Here you go, ya prick.”

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      BROkellyBROGabrielle Bluestone
      11/06/15 5:11pm

      This is the only acceptable use of the word “ya”.

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      DontBeSuchaBoobPunchTinaGabrielle Bluestone
      11/06/15 6:15pm

      Fuck ya.

      (I may be a bit of a prick.)

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    Andy CushKelly Conaboy
    11/06/15 4:43pm

    damn

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      Ken Yadiggit, AdiosKelly Conaboy
      11/06/15 4:28pm

      It’s possible I’m reading too much into this

      Ya

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        Atlas DruggedKen Yadiggit, Adios
        11/06/15 4:39pm

        +ya

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        slicetoastKen Yadiggit, Adios
        11/06/15 4:39pm

        uh huh.

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      PopPunkSocialistKelly Conaboy
      11/06/15 4:26pm

      In Minnesota, where I’m from, this is pronounced “Ja” as in German, and is the only acceptable way to say yes to anything.

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        Emerald D.V.PopPunkSocialist
        11/06/15 4:30pm

        And properly spelled “yah”.

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      ChozoRuinsKelly Conaboy
      11/06/15 4:27pm

      I sometimes use “Yuh” is this acceptable?

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        Ken Yadiggit, AdiosChozoRuins
        11/06/15 4:31pm

        I used ‘yeh’ a lot.

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        SlickWillieKen Yadiggit, Adios
        11/06/15 4:36pm

        I’m all about yep for some reason. Also, there must be a real cool story behind that account name you got there

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