"...a distant cousin of the word nay we sometimes use today...."
Most Americans today know the word from media coverage of Congress, where "yea" (pronounced "yay") or "aye" ("I") is commonly used to signify a positive vote and "nay" represents a negative one, likely derived from the legislative practices in Britain's houses...
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"...a distant cousin of the word nay we sometimes use today...."
Most Americans today know the word from media coverage of Congress, where "yea" (pronounced "yay") or "aye" ("I") is commonly used to signify a positive vote and "nay" represents a negative one, likely derived from the legislative practices in Britain's houses...
Yea. I mean yes.