Originally Posted by
Green Dragon
I've noticed the whole 'end a sentence with a question' thing in the UK, both England and Scotland. 'you're tall, aren't you?', 'it's true, innit?' - when the comment would have been complete without the ultimate interrogatory.
Perhaps the Aussies and Canadians picked it up from their more recent connections with the UK? The Americans don't tend to do this nearly as much, I've noticed.
This really threw me off when I first started to socialize with my UK clients and the more formal; "business speak" stopped.
You alright, ya? Coming to the pub tonight, ya? See you tomorrow, ya? ... and so on.
It was almost as if the question wasn't enough, they had to add emphasis as though it was a REAL question.
The problem was that after a week I started to develop the habit.