'Going Postal' next for Sky One

feanor1999 wrote:
> On Mar 22, 8:14?pm, Alec Cawley <a....RemoveThis@spamspam.co.uk> wrote:
>> Daniel Orner wrote:
>>> feanor1999 wrote:
>>>> On Mar 22, 11:34 pm, Reader in Invisible Writings
>>>> <markfowera....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> feanor1999 wrote:
>>>>>> On Mar 8, 9:57?pm, "Bj" <badaddr....RemoveThis@realhhg.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> "Bri Tze" <bethbr....RemoveThis@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:30487920-e468-4235-b322-5e695d0cd92b@n58g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>>>>>> On Mar 4, 9:45 pm, Winterbay <Peter.Moh....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Reader in Invisible Writings skrev:
>>>>>>>>> Andr? Coutanche wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> "Sky One's next Terry Pratchett project will be an adaptation of
>>>>>>>>>> Discworld novel Going Postal" ... according to 'Broadcast', at
>>>>>>>>>> www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multichannel/index.html.
>>>>>>>>>> That's a news page, so it will change. The actual story is at
>>>>>>>>>> www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multichannel/2008/03/sky_lines_up_next_pr...
>>>>>>>>>> - but you have to register to read it (which I haven't).
>>>>>>>>>> Andr? Coutanche
>>>>>>>>> With Moist von Lipwig played by DJ!!!
>>>>>>>> Apparently not says this
>>>>>>>> link:http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a90732/pratchett-kneels-for-sir-d...
>>>>>>>> /Winterbay- Hide quoted text -
>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>>>>>> Thank the gods! My suggestion is Mark Warren (Mr. Teatime)
>>>>>>>> Bri Tze
>>>>>>> Well who do we know who's already played a lovable conman? ?Hmmm -
>>>>>>> who was
>>>>>>> that chap who played Del Boy Trotter in Only Fools and Horses...
>>>>>>> Bj- Hide quoted text -
>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>>>> Ayup ALL...
>>>>>> Just think, mateys, all of you who trooped down to pinewood can dust
>>>>>> your cozzies off again and get some in...
>>>>>> AAAGGGGGHHHHH ! I HATE THIS BOOK AND 'MAKING MONEY' TOO!
>>>>>> See, EASY to make, aren't they?....
>>>>> Your mileage varies from mine
>>>>> --
>>>>> Reader in Invisible Writings.. ? Something to Ponder upon!- Hide
>>>>> quoted text -
>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>> Ayup Runes..
>>>> Doesn't everyone's from everyone elses?
>>>> I'm not damning everyone else's taste, just stating my own, inasmuchas
>>>> the only book i ever TRULY despised, and destroyed, was a copy of
>>>> Nabokov's ?disgusting Tome, 'Lolita'....
>>>> Just because it's DW, it doesn't mean you've gotta like it....
>>> ? ? What on earth does "Ayup" mean?
>> A meaningless but friendly salutation normally associated with Yorkshire.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Ayup Alec...
>
> Since when was saying 'Hello' in an interesting, friendly way
> 'Meaningless'?

Well, what is it's meaning? In signal processing terminology (e.g. the
clacks), it is channel overhead, not carrying data. Necessary, even
important, but not part of the data stream. In this context, tells me
nothing I do not know e.g. from the headers.
 >> Stay informed about: 'Going Postal' next for Sky One 

On Mar 24, 9:05�am, Len Oil <len... DeleteThis @lenoil.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> feanor1999 wrote:
> > Ayup Alec...
>
> > Since when was saying 'Hello' in an interesting, friendly way
> > 'Meaningless'?
>
> As in "it has no meaning", I think is what he meant. �It's not quite
> "Hello", and the word also gets used in a "Yes" context, but it's really
> a placeholder. �One of the words from my youth "Areet" (sp) is a
> shortening of something along the lines of "Are you currently feeling
> alright, my dear acquaintance?", but though I may have used "Ayup" as
> well I've never managed to delve into its ultimate meaning beyond the
> colloquialism.
>
> /Alternatively/, it could be a comment upon the nominal lack of "Dear
> Sir/Madam,"-style message initiator string on most messages (saving for
> the reference-line that can serve that purpose) that makes it a
> little... out-of-bandwidth to observe such a formality. �But if it's a
> quirk you want to keep going, why not?

Ayup (!) Len..

No worries. actually thanks for the info.

I've been using 'Ayup' as a colloquial greeting for about 3 years
since i joined the quarry where i work, (the boss started it i think
as a Jokey *hello* thing because he's a rambler who spends all his
free time in the peak and lake district) and i do like it rather than
the rather formal, bland *hello*. strange, since i'm a Black Country
lad from Wolverhampton originally. It's just 'Hello'. to me. I'm daft
enough, I guess, without trying to cultivate any interesting 'quirks'.
and its strange, because most of my modelling colleagues on the net,
and in the flesh, who are from all over the country, use it too...

Thing is, I'd never address my mom and dad with it. I'd get a right
smack round the back of the 'Earhole... and my mom follows through....
 >> Stay informed about: 'Going Postal' next for Sky One 

On Mar 23, 3:06�pm, Alec Cawley <a....DeleteThis@spamspam.co.uk> wrote:
> feanor1999 wrote:
> > On Mar 22, 8:14?pm, Alec Cawley <a....DeleteThis@spamspam.co.uk> wrote:
> >> Daniel Orner wrote:
> >>> feanor1999 wrote:
> >>>> On Mar 22, 11:34 pm, Reader in Invisible Writings
> >>>> <markfowera....DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> feanor1999 wrote:
> >>>>>> On Mar 8, 9:57?pm, "Bj" <badaddr....DeleteThis@realhhg.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>> "Bri Tze" <bethbr....DeleteThis@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> >>>>>>>news:30487920-e468-4235-b322-5e695d0cd92b@n58g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> >>>>>>> On Mar 4, 9:45 pm, Winterbay <Peter.Moh....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> Reader in Invisible Writings skrev:
> >>>>>>>>> Andr? Coutanche wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> "Sky One's next Terry Pratchett project will be an adaptation of
> >>>>>>>>>> Discworld novel Going Postal" ... according to 'Broadcast', at
> >>>>>>>>>>www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multichannel/index.html.
> >>>>>>>>>> That's a news page, so it will change. The actual story is at
> >>>>>>>>>>www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multichannel/2008/03/sky_lines_up_next_pr...
> >>>>>>>>>> - but you have to register to read it (which I haven't).
> >>>>>>>>>> Andr? Coutanche
> >>>>>>>>> With Moist von Lipwig played by DJ!!!
> >>>>>>>> Apparently not says this
> >>>>>>>> link:http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a90732/pratchett-kneels-for-sir-d...
> >>>>>>>> /Winterbay- Hide quoted text -
> >>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
> >>>>>>>> Thank the gods! My suggestion is Mark Warren (Mr. Teatime)
> >>>>>>>> Bri Tze
> >>>>>>> Well who do we know who's already played a lovable conman? ?Hmmm -
> >>>>>>> who was
> >>>>>>> that chap who played Del Boy Trotter in Only Fools and Horses...
> >>>>>>> Bj- Hide quoted text -
> >>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
> >>>>>> Ayup ALL...
> >>>>>> Just think, mateys, all of you who trooped down to pinewood can dust
> >>>>>> your cozzies off again and get some in...
> >>>>>> AAAGGGGGHHHHH ! I HATE THIS BOOK AND 'MAKING MONEY' TOO!
> >>>>>> See, EASY to make, aren't they?....
> >>>>> Your mileage varies from mine
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Reader in Invisible Writings.. ? Something to Ponder upon!- Hide
> >>>>> quoted text -
> >>>>> - Show quoted text -
> >>>> Ayup Runes..
> >>>> Doesn't everyone's from everyone elses?
> >>>> I'm not damning everyone else's taste, just stating my own, inasmuchas
> >>>> the only book i ever TRULY despised, and destroyed, was a copy of
> >>>> Nabokov's ?disgusting Tome, 'Lolita'....
> >>>> Just because it's DW, it doesn't mean you've gotta like it....
> >>> ? ? What on earth does "Ayup" mean?
> >> A meaningless but friendly salutation normally associated with Yorkshire.- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > Ayup Alec...
>
> > Since when was saying 'Hello' in an interesting, friendly way
> > 'Meaningless'?
>
> Well, what is it's meaning? In signal processing terminology (e.g. the
> clacks), it is channel overhead, not carrying data. Necessary, even
> important, but not part of the data stream. In this context, tells me
> nothing I do not know e.g. from the headers.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

(Ayup)... (delete as necessary) ...

Hopefully to clear everything up in one post...

To the confused... Hello all...

If i was talking on a pirate day, i would say 'AHARRR ME HEARTIES,
PIRATE KING HERE'...

And...

If i was (Sir) David frost, i would say, (irrespective of ACTUAL time
of day), 'Hello, Good Evening and Welcome...'

If i'd just returned from a Greek Holiday and you were male: I'd say:
'Halkidiki', and if Female and i wanted to sleep with you, 'Skilos
Harigata'...

Ayup = Hello, Bienvenue, Guten Tag, whatever greeting you are used to
in your own universe.

'YUP' to me is either a yoghurt drink here in the UK, or, a sloppy way
to say 'Yes'.

Hope that Helps... :-0)
 >> Stay informed about: 'Going Postal' next for Sky One 

feanor1999 wrote:
> Ayup Alec...
>
> Since when was saying 'Hello' in an interesting, friendly way
> 'Meaningless'?

As in "it has no meaning", I think is what he meant. It's not quite
"Hello", and the word also gets used in a "Yes" context, but it's really
a placeholder. One of the words from my youth "Areet" (sp) is a
shortening of something along the lines of "Are you currently feeling
alright, my dear acquaintance?", but though I may have used "Ayup" as
well I've never managed to delve into its ultimate meaning beyond the
colloquialism.

/Alternatively/, it could be a comment upon the nominal lack of "Dear
Sir/Madam,"-style message initiator string on most messages (saving for
the reference-line that can serve that purpose) that makes it a
little... out-of-bandwidth to observe such a formality. But if it's a
quirk you want to keep going, why not?
 >> Stay informed about: 'Going Postal' next for Sky One 

feanor1999 wrote:
> On Mar 24, 9:05�am, Len Oil <len....TakeThisOut@lenoil.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> feanor1999 wrote:
>>> Ayup Alec...
>>> Since when was saying 'Hello' in an interesting, friendly way
>>> 'Meaningless'?
>> As in "it has no meaning", I think is what he meant. �It's not quite
>> "Hello", and the word also gets used in a "Yes" context, but it's really
>> a placeholder. �One of the words from my youth "Areet" (sp) is a
>> shortening of something along the lines of "Are you currently feeling
>> alright, my dear acquaintance?", but though I may have used "Ayup" as
>> well I've never managed to delve into its ultimate meaning beyond the
>> colloquialism.
>>
>> /Alternatively/, it could be a comment upon the nominal lack of "Dear
>> Sir/Madam,"-style message initiator string on most messages (saving for
>> the reference-line that can serve that purpose) that makes it a
>> little... out-of-bandwidth to observe such a formality. �But if it's a
>> quirk you want to keep going, why not?
>
> Ayup (!) Len..
>
> No worries. actually thanks for the info.
>
> I've been using 'Ayup' as a colloquial greeting for about 3 years
> since i joined the quarry where i work, (the boss started it i think
> as a Jokey *hello* thing because he's a rambler who spends all his
> free time in the peak and lake district) and i do like it rather than
> the rather formal, bland *hello*. strange, since i'm a Black Country
> lad from Wolverhampton originally. It's just 'Hello'. to me. I'm daft
> enough, I guess, without trying to cultivate any interesting 'quirks'.
> and its strange, because most of my modelling colleagues on the net,
> and in the flesh, who are from all over the country, use it too...
>
> Thing is, I'd never address my mom and dad with it. I'd get a right
> smack round the back of the 'Earhole... and my mom follows through....

It's a little confusing over here, though... it sounds more like "yup",
which means "yes". It's strange for me to see every post of yours start
with "yes" even when you're disagreeing with the previous statement. 8p
 >> Stay informed about: 'Going Postal' next for Sky One 

feanor1999 wrote:
> On Mar 23, 3:06�pm, Alec Cawley <a....TakeThisOut@spamspam.co.uk> wrote:
>> feanor1999 wrote:
>>> On Mar 22, 8:14?pm, Alec Cawley <a....TakeThisOut@spamspam.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> Daniel Orner wrote:
>>>>> feanor1999 wrote:
>>>>>> On Mar 22, 11:34 pm, Reader in Invisible Writings
>>>>>> <markfowera....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> feanor1999 wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Mar 8, 9:57?pm, "Bj" <badaddr....TakeThisOut@realhhg.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> "Bri Tze" <bethbr....TakeThisOut@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:30487920-e468-4235-b322-5e695d0cd92b@n58g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>>>>>>>> On Mar 4, 9:45 pm, Winterbay <Peter.Moh....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Reader in Invisible Writings skrev:
>>>>>>>>>>> Andr? Coutanche wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sky One's next Terry Pratchett project will be an adaptation of
>>>>>>>>>>>> Discworld novel Going Postal" ... according to 'Broadcast', at
>>>>>>>>>>>> www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multichannel/index.html.
>>>>>>>>>>>> That's a news page, so it will change. The actual story is at
>>>>>>>>>>>> www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multichannel/2008/03/sky_lines_up_next_pr...
>>>>>>>>>>>> - but you have to register to read it (which I haven't).
>>>>>>>>>>>> Andr? Coutanche
>>>>>>>>>>> With Moist von Lipwig played by DJ!!!
>>>>>>>>>> Apparently not says this
>>>>>>>>>> link:http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a90732/pratchett-kneels-for-sir-d...
>>>>>>>>>> /Winterbay- Hide quoted text -
>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>>>>>>>> Thank the gods! My suggestion is Mark Warren (Mr. Teatime)
>>>>>>>>>> Bri Tze
>>>>>>>>> Well who do we know who's already played a lovable conman? ?Hmmm -
>>>>>>>>> who was
>>>>>>>>> that chap who played Del Boy Trotter in Only Fools and Horses...
>>>>>>>>> Bj- Hide quoted text -
>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>>>>>> Ayup ALL...
>>>>>>>> Just think, mateys, all of you who trooped down to pinewood can dust
>>>>>>>> your cozzies off again and get some in...
>>>>>>>> AAAGGGGGHHHHH ! I HATE THIS BOOK AND 'MAKING MONEY' TOO!
>>>>>>>> See, EASY to make, aren't they?....
>>>>>>> Your mileage varies from mine
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Reader in Invisible Writings.. ? Something to Ponder upon!- Hide
>>>>>>> quoted text -
>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>>>> Ayup Runes..
>>>>>> Doesn't everyone's from everyone elses?
>>>>>> I'm not damning everyone else's taste, just stating my own, inasmuchas
>>>>>> the only book i ever TRULY despised, and destroyed, was a copy of
>>>>>> Nabokov's ?disgusting Tome, 'Lolita'....
>>>>>> Just because it's DW, it doesn't mean you've gotta like it....
>>>>> ? ? What on earth does "Ayup" mean?
>>>> A meaningless but friendly salutation normally associated with Yorkshire.- Hide quoted text -
>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>> Ayup Alec...
>>> Since when was saying 'Hello' in an interesting, friendly way
>>> 'Meaningless'?
>> Well, what is it's meaning? In signal processing terminology (e.g. the
>> clacks), it is channel overhead, not carrying data. Necessary, even
>> important, but not part of the data stream. In this context, tells me
>> nothing I do not know e.g. from the headers.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> (Ayup)... (delete as necessary) ...
>
> Hopefully to clear everything up in one post...
>
> To the confused... Hello all...
>
> If i was talking on a pirate day, i would say 'AHARRR ME HEARTIES,
> PIRATE KING HERE'...
>
> And...
>
> If i was (Sir) David frost, i would say, (irrespective of ACTUAL time
> of day), 'Hello, Good Evening and Welcome...'
>
> If i'd just returned from a Greek Holiday and you were male: I'd say:
> 'Halkidiki', and if Female and i wanted to sleep with you, 'Skilos
> Harigata'...
>
> Ayup = Hello, Bienvenue, Guten Tag, whatever greeting you are used to
> in your own universe.
>
> 'YUP' to me is either a yoghurt drink here in the UK, or, a sloppy way
> to say 'Yes'.
>
> Hope that Helps... :-0)

I'm not confused, I'm just saying that it's rather off-putting to me
since the term is generally used for something entirely different in my
own experience.
 >> Stay informed about: 'Going Postal' next for Sky One 

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:33:52 -0400, Daniel Orner
<webmaster.DeleteThis@ffcompendium.com> wrote:

> It's a little confusing over here, though... it sounds more like "yup",
>which means "yes". It's strange for me to see every post of yours start
>with "yes" even when you're disagreeing with the previous statement. 8p

In fact, in Maine, "ayup" means "yes." It's not used as a greeting
there.



--
My webpage is at http://www.watt-evans.com
The seventh issue of Helix is now at http://www.helixsf.com
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Lawrence Watt-Evans wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:33:52 -0400, Daniel Orner
> <webmaster.DeleteThis@ffcompendium.com> wrote:
>
>> It's a little confusing over here, though... it sounds more like
>> "yup", which means "yes". It's strange for me to see every post of
>> yours start with "yes" even when you're disagreeing with the
>> previous statement. 8p
>
> In fact, in Maine, "ayup" means "yes." It's not used as a greeting
> there.

That would account for some of my confusion; I'm used to that meaning.
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In article <fsh0e8$121l$1@mud.stack.nl>,
Esmeraldus <mucluc59121.RemoveThis@mypacks.net> wrote:
>Lawrence Watt-Evans wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:33:52 -0400, Daniel Orner
>> <webmaster.RemoveThis@ffcompendium.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It's a little confusing over here, though... it sounds more like
>>> "yup", which means "yes". It's strange for me to see every post of
>>> yours start with "yes" even when you're disagreeing with the
>>> previous statement. 8p
>>
>> In fact, in Maine, "ayup" means "yes." It's not used as a greeting
>> there.
>
>That would account for some of my confusion; I'm used to that meaning.
>

Belatedly commenting... On a different newsgroup, it's more commonly
spelled "ey-oop" or " 'ey-oop" (so perhaps it was "hey-oop" once?).
I still don't know its origin as a greeting.

=Tamar
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On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:57:12 -0500, dicconf RemoveThis @radix.net (Richard Eney)
wrote:

>In article <fsh0e8$121l$1@mud.stack.nl>,
>Esmeraldus <mucluc59121 RemoveThis @mypacks.net> wrote:
>>Lawrence Watt-Evans wrote:
>>> On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:33:52 -0400, Daniel Orner
>>> <webmaster RemoveThis @ffcompendium.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's a little confusing over here, though... it sounds more like
>>>> "yup", which means "yes". It's strange for me to see every post of
>>>> yours start with "yes" even when you're disagreeing with the
>>>> previous statement. 8p
>>>
>>> In fact, in Maine, "ayup" means "yes." It's not used as a greeting
>>> there.
>>
>>That would account for some of my confusion; I'm used to that meaning.
>
>Belatedly commenting... On a different newsgroup, it's more commonly
>spelled "ey-oop" or " 'ey-oop" (so perhaps it was "hey-oop" once?).

That would imply a rather different pronunciation than the Downeaster
"ayup," which sorta rhymes with "sky up."

(People from Maine are properly called "Downeasters." Don't ask why.
It's like "Hoosier" for someone from Indiana.)




--
My webpage is at http://www.watt-evans.com
The eighth issue of Helix is now at http://www.helixsf.com
 >> Stay informed about: 'Going Postal' next for Sky One 

Lawrence Watt-Evans skrev:
> On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:57:12 -0500, dicconf DeleteThis @radix.net (Richard Eney)
> wrote:
>
>> In article <fsh0e8$121l$1@mud.stack.nl>,
>> Esmeraldus <mucluc59121 DeleteThis @mypacks.net> wrote:
>>> Lawrence Watt-Evans wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:33:52 -0400, Daniel Orner
>>>> <webmaster DeleteThis @ffcompendium.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It's a little confusing over here, though... it sounds more like
>>>>> "yup", which means "yes". It's strange for me to see every post of
>>>>> yours start with "yes" even when you're disagreeing with the
>>>>> previous statement. 8p
>>>> In fact, in Maine, "ayup" means "yes." It's not used as a greeting
>>>> there.
>>> That would account for some of my confusion; I'm used to that meaning.
>> Belatedly commenting... On a different newsgroup, it's more commonly
>> spelled "ey-oop" or " 'ey-oop" (so perhaps it was "hey-oop" once?).
>
> That would imply a rather different pronunciation than the Downeaster
> "ayup," which sorta rhymes with "sky up."
>
> (People from Maine are properly called "Downeasters." Don't ask why.
> It's like "Hoosier" for someone from Indiana.)
>
>
>
>

Interesting since when I read that word I tend to read it as a-yup with
a long a-sound making the meaning of "yes" my first guess at it. I
wouldn't have thought of it meaning "hello" at all...

/Winterbay
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On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:20:27 +0200, Winterbay <Peter.Mohlin.DeleteThis@gmail.com>
wrote:

>> (People from Maine are properly called "Downeasters." Don't ask why.
>> It's like "Hoosier" for someone from Indiana.)

Maine is Northeast of New York and Boston. The prevailing wind in
these parts is southwest.

In the days of the square-riggers, the easiest course was to run
downwind - it was like going down hill.

So, to travel from New York to Maine, and points east, the ship went
'down east'.

Regards

Doug Urquhart

P.S. The Coriolis Effect would produce some interesting winds on the
disk, methinks. Perhaps the equivalent would be to sail
DownWiddershins.
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In article <fthqo2$jsa$1@mud.stack.nl>,
Winterbay <Peter.Mohlin DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>Lawrence Watt-Evans skrev:
>> dicconf DeleteThis @radix.net (Tamar) wrote:
>>> Esmeraldus <mucluc59121 DeleteThis @mypacks.net> wrote:
>>>> Lawrence Watt-Evans wrote:

>>>>> In fact, in Maine, "ayup" means "yes." It's not used as a greeting
>>>>> there.
>>>> That would account for some of my confusion; I'm used to that meaning.
>>> Belatedly commenting... On a different newsgroup, it's more commonly
>>> spelled "ey-oop" or " 'ey-oop" (so perhaps it was "hey-oop" once?).
>>
>> That would imply a rather different pronunciation than the Downeaster
>> "ayup," which sorta rhymes with "sky up."
>
>Interesting since when I read that word I tend to read it as a-yup with
>a long a-sound making the meaning of "yes" my first guess at it. I
>wouldn't have thought of it meaning "hello" at all...

In New Hampshire (one state over from Maine) it's a long a-sound, but
there's no "p" at the end, just "ayuh" - a stop that isn't quite as
hard as a glottal stop, if that makes sense to the linguists. As a
child I had trouble trying to say "yeah" without it coming out "ayeah"
- and I suspect there is a connection to an old pronounciation of "aye".

And no connection at all to "hiya", which is a greeting.

=Tamar
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