Re: yeah (was Re: Moraic codas)

Thomas Wier wrote:
>Andreas Johansson wrote:
>
> > >  If you don't believe me, or can't fathom it, just watch the
> > > Simpsons.  Off hand, I can think of the episode where they go to Itchy
> > > and Scratchy Land.  They say "Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay!" when they think Marge
> > > has finally conceded.
> >
> > Nothing you'll ever say'll make me watch the Simpsons, but if you as a
> > native speaker insists that "yay" and "yea" are different words, I guess
>I
> > have to accept that.
>
>They are, in fact, entirely different words.
>
>And as an aside:   I respectfully disagree with your implication about the
>show.
Actually, I didn't want imply anything else than that I personally don't
like the Simpsons. There's PLENTY of TV series, animated or not, that I
don't like, so you can't well draw any conclusions from that antipathy
either.

                                                      Andreas

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