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Nokia Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

From a movie

I heard this from the dialog of a movie (forgot the title):

"This is the price of a house ye big".

Did I get it correctly?

What he meant was that that was the price of a house with that kind of size.

Thanks.
  

Top answer

nokia Did I get it correctly? I think you mean 'yay' big. adverb, Informal.

— Mister Micawber

  • nokia Did I get it correctly?
  • I think you mean 'yay' big.
  • adverb, Informal.
  • , indicated: The doll is about yay high.
  • In the movie, the speaking character made some physical indication of size.
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nokiaDid I get it correctly?
I think you mean 'yay' big.

adverb, Informal. to the extent, amount, etc., indicated: The doll is about yay high.

In the movie, the speaking character made some physical indication of size.
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Thanks Mister Micawber.

Is it appropriate to use "yay" in an English Oral Exam?
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nokiaIs it appropriate to use "yay" in an English Oral Exam?
If you use it appropriately in the proper register and with the proper intonation, it will demonstrate that you are a fluent English speaker.
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