The Mystery of "Ya"

You may recall that some weeks ago, I had taken to saying "ya" rather than "you". Mommy and Daddy were both mystified as to where I had picked up this mannerism. We've now uncovered the secret---the Weezy character in Dragon Tales uses this expression in her speech in the show. Since Dragon Tales is currently my all-time favorite thing, I like to imitate the characters whenever possible and that includes using "ya". Weezy also uses the expression

Loooooove it!

a lot. Both Mommy and I like to use this too.