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Why don't Americans use "innit"?

Started by Daddy, March 04, 2014, 08:17:21 AM

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Daddy

We should take a lesson from the chavs and start using innit.


"Mary has work until 8 tonight innit?"

"That's your sub in my car innit?"

innit is best

ME##


Daddy


YPrrrr

First one is incorrect usage of innit

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Daddy

Quote from: YPR Classic on March 04, 2014, 09:04:51 AM
First one is incorrect usage of innit
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/8234/who-inflects-innit

"In Britain, 'innit' is now used in street language as a catch-all tag question, exactly like n'est-ce pas. The whole point of it is that is not inflected, but used for everything, and that's what raises some people's hackles so much. The fact that it is regularly parodied on a couple of TV comedies has probably only increased its popularity with the young."


http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/innit
"(UK, Australia slang) Used as a replacement for any negative tag question, irrespective of person, number, and verb.
You like listening to pop music, innit?"



innit is a correct replacement for "isn't she?"  akudood;

YPrrrr

Well then English is retarded and I'm boycotting it

don't let's

Don't we use it? Or maybe there's another t sound in the middle?

Nyerp


TooB

But  we dont speak English...... wait a sec

snoorkel

I just think of midwesterners / didneywhorl types

ncba93ivyase


Quote from: ncba93ivyase on June 18, 2014, 07:58:34 PMthis isa great post i will use it in my sig

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silvertone


don't let's


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