Definition: Sometimes confused with yes when answering a question; can be written with a question mark, i.e. y? to avoid confusion. Example
Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, has repeatedly called US Ambassador Joseph Y. Yun in the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur in a vain attempt to get the United States Attorney Preet Baharara for the Southern District of New York to call off his investigation into financial dealings involving the scandal-ridden 1Malaysia ...
Brian A. Shactman is an American journalist for CNBC and MSNBC. Shactman grew up in Swampscott, Massachusetts, the son of Nancy and David Shactman.He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and earned a B.A. in English and History from Amherst College in 1994.hactman is also involved in community service, volunteering for Junior Achievement, ALS, and Connecticut's mentoring program. He has also served on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics. He is married to Jessica Matzkin Shactman who he met while working at the Taft School.