Is there a difference between Aye and Yea?

[FlyingSquirrel]

Just wonderin'..........

(Question is a result of looking at Alan Grayson's website)

[Jamastiene]

1. Yes, there is.

The letters are arranged differently in each word.


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[FlyingSquirrel]

2. Thanks!

I knew I'd get what I was lookin' for there!

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[Sancho]

3. You don't hear sailors say, "yea, yea, Captain"...

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[Igel]

4. Apparently.

I can't nail it down quickly.

"Aye" is northern English, "yea" is southern English (in England--dialectal differences).

There's also a difference in which is most common in parliamentary procedures in the US and Britain.

A couple of sources--possibly mimicking a common error, possibly right--says that in voice votes in the House one is oral while the other is written. I think it was "aye" is what you say and "yea" is what you write, but don't hold me to that. (If so, then "yea" is how you spell "aye", or vice-versa).

I'd rather use "aye" for a voice vote, I think. The sound indicated by IPA a is much more sonorous, and therefore a bit louder, than ei (as in 'yea'), even if the higher resonant frequencies in 'yea' should make it a bit more salient.

The source that said there was a difference in the House rules pointed to an expired link. I've tried searching the House site, but while you can easily find the *changes* made by the 111th congress to the House rules you can't actually find the rules either pre- or post- amendment. Apparently they're a secret.