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to get really irritated with people ..

11 replies

squeakytoy · 13/02/2011 12:39

when they type no onto the end of their sentences.

ie

"surely my husband should buy me flowers, no?"

or

"that is the way to do it, no?"

OP posts:
Chil1234 · 13/02/2011 12:40

Could be worse... could be 'innit?'....

vj32 · 13/02/2011 14:24

Isn't that a French style of speaking? Although if they are English there is really no reason for it!

MorticiaAddams · 13/02/2011 14:28

I get irritated with people who don't use capital letters.

NotQuiteCockney · 13/02/2011 14:29

But, surely this is just a normal way to talk, no?

mozette · 13/02/2011 14:31

or if you are in Scotland it would end in "but" or "ken" depending on what side of the country you are

lazarusb · 13/02/2011 14:31

Gordon Ramsay does it a lot. I only seem to have picked up his swearing.

cornsilk · 13/02/2011 14:32

get irritated by
'ie'
not really

Soups · 13/02/2011 14:33

I see it frequently on twitter. Could it be a short hand way of showing you want responses? I've not heard it much in spoken English.

slartybartfast · 13/02/2011 14:37

unreasonable - not

BodleianBabe · 13/02/2011 15:10

Hate it even more when they use the word 'non' instead of 'no' and they're NOT French.

"surely my husband should buy me flowers, non?"

Nancy66 · 13/02/2011 15:13

but if he buys you flowers he is being passive aggressive

Every scenario on MN is passive aggressive (apparently)

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