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Default yeah yea yes

could you tell me the usage and style of yeah .yea. yes?
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Default Re: yeah yea yes

Yeah- more colloquial, predominantly spoken, or written styles like Messenger that are close to spoken.
Yes- standard form acceptable in all registers
Yea- old form
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