U.S. Senate refers to the "yeas" and "nays", not "yays" https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/yeas_and_nays.htm …https://twitter.com/5thCircAppeals/status/898561120285245443 …
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Yes both yea and yay can work
I've never seen "yay" in connection with U.S. congressional activity.
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U.S. Congress is not the only body that votes on stuff
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sure. But your statement of yay = parliamentary doesn't ring true for those of us who study congress
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The point here was primarily about spelling — yea can be biblical and parliamentary; the point is it's not same as yeah
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