Spelling "Yeah" and "Yea"

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00:00 Spelling &Quot;Yeah&Quot; And &Quot;Yea&Quot;
00:48 Accepted Answer Score 24
01:21 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 24

They are differentiated by spelling:

Yay [ jɛi ] (as opposed to, say, boo) is for joy and exultation;
Yeah [ jæ ] (synonym of yes, opposite of nah) is for ordinary assent; and
Yea [ jɛi ] (opposite of nay) is for formal assent during a vote.

It's just that many people type yea (or even just ya) when they mean yeah.

Outside of the U.S., yeh [ jɛ ] is also common.