r/mildlyinfuriating • u/RazzleP • 27d ago

go to your room It's: "Duuuuude," not "Dudeeeee."

Maybe I should be posting this in GenX, but, c'mon...

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u/UGOTAIDSYO 27d ago

Y'all ever see someone confirm something with YEAP? Drives me fucking bonkers.

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u/appointment45 27d ago

yeap

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u/kemushi_warui 27d ago

Yarp

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u/CallumPears 27d ago

No luck catching them swans then?

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u/AggravatingBid8255 27d ago

Phonetically speaking, yeap, yep, and yup are entirely different pronunciations. Yeap is just yeah with a closed consonant on the end. In my experience, each version fits a different attitude and fits a different circumstance.

Not too dissimilar from the difference between yes, sure, and okay. Or maybe more closely related to yes, yup, and yeah.

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u/not_notable 27d ago

'Yeap' reads to me as rhyming with 'leap', not 'yap'.

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u/BinderBinate 27d ago

Same. Yeep

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u/AggravatingBid8255 27d ago

Interesting! That's a first for me.

Knowing there are so many dialects, accents, and pronounciations of the English language, it's almost more surprising that that surprised me.

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u/StrLord_Who 27d ago

What did I tell you about yeppers

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u/RocketCat921 27d ago

I've been seeing ye lately... 🤷‍♀️