2012年1月31日 · “Ay-ay-ay” is an exclamation which entered American pop culture from Mexican Spanish in various ways. In informal conversation, the phrase means literally “oh, oh, oh” and …

2014年10月21日 · The most likely hypothesis is that it is from a, ay, an word meaning "ever" in older English (vide Oxford English Dictionary); but there appears to be no consensus. – …

The pretty wretch left crying and said “ay.” The dictionary entry that comes first has this to say about "ay": [ey] adverb, Archaic. ever; always. The one that says it is a variant of "aye" is third …

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2023年8月30日 · 'Ay güey' (pronounced /aj we/ or /aj ɣwe/) is a common phrase in Mexican Spanish. It seems to have been established that 'güey' comes from 'buey' which is from Latin …

2011年8月9日 · In most dialects of English, 'a' is normally pronounced either /æ/ or /ɛɪ/, as in "man" and "mane". There are relatively few words where it is pronounced /a/ (as in "ah"), and …

2016年1月3日 · This seems to be a pretty common spelling for the sound ‘eh’, which I find really baffling since the spelling ‘ay’ is generally pronounced either as /eɪ/ or occasionally /aɪ/, but …

2011年10月27日 · To my, Ay, And we'll furl, Ay, And pay Paddy Doyle for his boots. We'll sing, Ay, And we'll heave, Ay, And we'll hang Paddy Doyle for his boots. - from Patty Doyle. But now …

2013年8月7日 · The U.S. Army Field Manual FM 7-21.13 Section 4.18 states:. 4-18. A soldier addressing a higher ranking officer uses the word sir or ma’am in the same manner as a polite …

2014年6月17日 · Herman Melville wrote a review of the book in 1847 and included an excerpt in the "Extracts" section of Moby Dick (before Chapter One): "Ay Ay, sir! There she blows! there- …