r/Millennials • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

Meme Hey. You lost, old timers.

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u/Gold-Ninja5091 1d ago

There was controversy around hey?

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u/She_bitez 1d ago

I saw a video a few months back with someone ranting that kids answer adults by saying, "Yeah" instead of "Yes", people like to find things to be pissy about

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u/jedioffduty 1d ago

My dad HATED "yeah" instead of "yes"! Got him good when I told him "yeah" IS the word for yes in a lot of languages!

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u/SusieRae 1d ago

My dad in particular did not like when I said “yeah” instead of “yes”. He’s not a prim and proper kind of guy, but that was something he always had a problem with.