AIBU to hate when people add ',no?' to the end of sentences!

[HappyGirlNow]

I may well be and I'm finding it hard to articulate why I hate it but loads of posters do this and I find it exceptionally annoying! It's just not how English sentences should be structured!

Examples: 'But it's cold there this time of year, no?'
'You should have said something at the time, no?'

AIBU???

yes, switched off at the mains clearly - what's your point maid?

yes, switched off at the mains clearly - what's your point maid?

'...., no?' = 'Is this not the case?'

'...., yes?' = 'have I understood this correctly?'

'Basically....' = either 'To put it simply, ....' or 'I don't really understand this myself, so I'm going to say something really long-winded that isn't basic at all and will confuse us both.'

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Like, basically, it's obviously meaningless, no? Yes? Right?

I always assume it is some sort of verbal tic.

When I encounter this, often with car insurance.

But it is definitely not as arrogant and dismissive as "That is all", so where do you go from that?

Or just "Fact!"

Ah, my Scots are v northern and rural and also Gaelic speakers. I can't claim to know enough about Gaelic to know if that's a likely influence.

Yes, sooty, and then defend it by saying she was describing herself so that's ok

I feel ten years old.

Ahh now this is interesting for me as an English teacher in France, the kids have to learn all about question tags (it's cold, isn't it? They're nice, aren't they? You're always right, aren't you?) whereas in French it's just "non" (il fait froid, non? Ils sont sympas, non? T'as toujours raison, non?). They'll be delighted to hear that the simple "no" is sometimes used although they won't be allowed to use it in class .

A colleague does this too..drives me potty! He also says whenever he disagrees with you 'with the greatest respect' but as he is usually obnoxious there is rarely any respect involved!

Italian!!!!

I do this, I know I do. It's very continental er... no?

This thread reminds me that I can't abide how some sentences are capped off with 'much'. There's something so infuriating about it, I'm rather lost for words trying to work out why. Perhaps it has something to do with it generally turning up in catty conversations online, so there's always a sort of bitchy ring to it. Never actually heard it in real life, and not sure if it is even a UK/over age of 21 thing, really.

Example:
Jealous, much?'

Uuuuurgh!

I must admit, I have always assumed any mumsnetter who said ", no?" had English as a second language. I imagine them as a heavily accented Russian Bond Girl, or a French Actress.

I must admit, I have always assumed any mumsnetter who said ", no?" had English as a second language. I imagine them as a heavily accented Russian Bond Girl, or a French Actress.

quietly resolves to end every sentence in ",no?"

My answer is....no

We'll I did it on my thread. Sounds kind of French

I hate this, it is so very affected and usually patronizing.

Yes I hate it. YANBU

I have a colleague who finishes almost every sentence with "isn't it?" - very irritating!