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Napoleonponapa Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

What is used to say " pro and anti" in the congreess vote?

When there is a vote to pass any law in the congress, the speaker usually declare the voting results by saying something like ( yail and nayl ) which means the number of pro and anti vote. Do you know how to spell those two words and their history?

Thanks you so much
  

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'Yeah' and 'nay'. 'Yea' is also an acceptable spelling. They are words which became popular from their use in the King James (Authorised) Bible.

— Patrick Lockerby

  • 'Yeah' and 'nay'.
  • 'Yea' is also an acceptable spelling.
  • They are words which became popular from their use in the King James (Authorised) Bible.
  • " The use of 'yea' and 'nay' in democracy comes, I am confident, from their use in the UK in parliament and in debating societies.
  • In the UK, that changed to 'aye' and 'no' many years ago.
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'Yeah' and 'nay'. 'Yea' is also an acceptable spelling.

They are words which became popular from their use in the King James (Authorised) Bible.
An example:

"Yeah though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: ..."
In modern English: "Yes, even if I were to walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I would fear no evil: ..."
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In the US, it's "aye" ( and "nay").
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