Is yea an acceptable replacement for yeah?

I'm an amateur writer, writing almost entirely fanfiction, and I use the word 'yea' in my writings rather often instead of yeah. In sentences like "If you mean did that just happen? Yea." or "Yea... I'm gonna need another cup of coffee before dealing with this."

I know that originally Yea was the opposite of Nay but more and more I'm seeing people use it in place of Yeah, dropping the h. Is that becoming the correct way, an acceptable way, of saying it or am I just mistaken?

Solution 1:

'Yea' is a real but antiquated word, still in use in various contexts e.g. 'Whose job is it to say yea or nay?

'Yeah' is the representation of an informal pronunciation of 'yes'. (OED).

So if you are reporting informal speech I would suggest you stick with 'yeah'.