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The Word YES

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dorsetpennt Sat 04-Aug-12 09:50:09

Has the word yes gone for ever? You do still hear it from time-to-time , however, I'm listening to Radio 4 and yeah seems to be the word for yes. Interviewers on TV, newsreaders, Boris Johnson, David Cameron - everyone says YEAH. People who should know better.

Nonu Sat 04-Aug-12 19:41:24

Well that "s resolved that then , heyho flag

jeni Sat 04-Aug-12 19:38:55

Goodflag

Nonu Sat 04-Aug-12 19:35:12

Not Really . flag

jeni Sat 04-Aug-12 18:43:32

So your scared of me?sad

Anagram Sat 04-Aug-12 18:30:43

Sorry, Annobel, I've only just twigged what you meant by WCS! blush

Annobel Sat 04-Aug-12 18:13:41

That was meant to be a capital I, not an L! iatrophobia. My mistake!

Sook Sat 04-Aug-12 18:03:11

Annobel Thank you. So that makes me a latrophobic?

Nonu Sat 04-Aug-12 16:47:36

Absolutely , Elagran has nailed it ! pronunciation that is flag

Annobel Sat 04-Aug-12 16:42:06

Nuff said, Anagram!

Anagram Sat 04-Aug-12 16:39:35

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia- Fear of long words

Anagram Sat 04-Aug-12 16:37:07

Wildlife Conservation society? confused

Annobel Sat 04-Aug-12 16:31:03

Iatrophobia - fear of doctors, aka WCS

jeni Sat 04-Aug-12 16:27:36

absent grin

Sook Sat 04-Aug-12 16:25:35

I've just looked it up the brain cells are getting a work out today grin

absentgrana Sat 04-Aug-12 16:22:53

jeni It's my thirteenth favourite word today.

Sook Sat 04-Aug-12 16:22:34

It's not a fear of doctors is it jeni? The dreaded white coat syndromegrin

jeni Sat 04-Aug-12 16:18:04

Mines tridecaphobia!

Sook Sat 04-Aug-12 16:05:08

I'll just have to practice. My word for today is onomat.....er grin

absentgrana Sat 04-Aug-12 15:39:28

Nonu I can pronounce it (and possibly even spell it) but which word did you mean was onomatopoeic – yes or absolutely? But what sound relates to either of these words? confused

Grannybug Sat 04-Aug-12 15:38:45

Gracesmumsmile

Elegran Sat 04-Aug-12 15:28:00

Ends in pee-ick, you should remember that bit OK. The rest is just as it looks.

Nonu Sat 04-Aug-12 14:55:14

No no no I won"t listen to that !!! flag onomatopoeic see , thats how you pronounce it , bet you think i"m showing off now blush

Sook Sat 04-Aug-12 14:47:48

It is a lovely word Elegran but I would never remember how to pronounce it blush. I'm as thick as two short planks nonu grin

Nonu Sat 04-Aug-12 13:48:20

ELegran , 110% flag

Nonu Sat 04-Aug-12 13:46:50

Soook stop it , ses Nonu , fallin about laffin sooo much , nearly wet knickers .
Know what you mean about looking things up in dictionary , I"ve had to do it several times , good excersise for THE LEETLE GREY CELLS, They are a bright bunch on this GN, sometimes too bright for little old me x flag