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 conveys a sense of dismay. For example, in 1882, the popular song “Cielito Lindo” included this phrase in the chorus.

2010年8月13日 · It's "yea" both for voting (Yea or Nay) and as an exclamation (Yea!). In both cases, it signifies affirmation.

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. – Cerberus - Reinstate Monica Commented Oct 21, 2014 at 3:17

So, my brother is watching on tv a vote a in the American Congress. He says that the members are asked to vote with yea/nay (I have heard that from the Chamber of Commons in the UK as well).

When is it appropriate to use the terms Dear Sir or Madam and To whom it may concern?The rules I was taught state that Dear Sir or Madam should be used when you're writing a letter to a person about something that person has direct involvement in (e.g. returning a defective product to a customer service department).

2012年9月25日 · In Spanish slang, particularly in the west, the expressions "que hueva" or "me da hueva" are used, respectively, to convey that you are lazy about doing something. The context might be as follows: ...

2015年1月27日 · The toast goes back more than half a century before the scriptwriters of Casablanca used it in 1942.. From Anonymous, A Holiday Skip to the Far West (1884), we have this scene set in the Southern Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri:

2020年9月16日 · There is no "pattern" OED-ia suffix A termination of Latin and Greek nouns [= i- , ι-, stem or connecting vowel + -a suffix1 1] , in Greek esp. frequent as the ending of abstract nouns from adjectives in -ος, etc.

2017年11月26日 · @Kosmonaut: indeed re @awm’s point, & broad vs. narrow. But beyond that, I thought I remembered seeing it mentioned in several places how while in principle it’s fully standardised, in practice many dictionaries (and researchers, etc.) end up using slightly different ‘dialects’ of IPA — mild extensions/variants of it to suit their languages or purposes.

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 th' month is up, ol' turk. An' we say so, an' we hope so! Get up, ye swine, an' look for work. Oh! Poor old Man! Get up, ye swine, an' look for graft. An' we say so, an' we ...