Yeah vs Yer - What's the difference?
yeah | yer |
(informal) Yes.
(UK, slang, or, dialectal)
* 1991 , Thomas Hayden, The Killing Frost , London: Random Century Group
:1997 , , (w, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) , iv:
::‘Las’]] time I saw you, you was only a baby,’ said the giant. ‘[[yeh, Yeh look a lot like yer' dad, but yeh’ve got ' yer mum’s eyes.’
(UK, slang, or, dialectal, uncommon)
*1992 , Mary Jane Staples, Sergeant Joe
*:'Still, yer got nice looks,' said Ella.
(UK, slang, or, dialectal) , yes.
(UK, slang, or, dialectal) , you are.
*1991 , Kathleen Dayus, Where There's Life , London: Virago Press Ltd
*:Yer a lotta nosey parkers.
:1997 , , (w, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) , iv:
::‘Ah, go boil yer heads, both of yeh,’ said Hagrid. ‘Harry – yer a wizard.’
Either of the letters in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.
As adverbs the difference between yeah and yer
is that yeah is yes while yer is eye dialect of yeah1|lang=en, yes.As an interjection yeah
is expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.As a pronoun yer is
eye dialect of lang=en.As a contraction yer is
eye dialect of you're1|lang=en, you are.As a noun yer is
either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.yeah
English
(wikipedia yeah)Adverb
(-)Synonyms
* (agreement) yes, yep, yup, aye, ya, yea, uh-huh * (joy) hurrah, hurray, woohoo, yay, yippeeReferences
Derived terms
* yeah rightSee also
* yesAnagrams
*yer
English
Etymology 1
Pronoun
(English Pronouns)- 'Make yer way down to the station,' he said.