To hate this, no?

[Cigent]

What is this trend with people sticking 'no' on the end of a sentence as a question? It drives me crackers.

'This drink is strong, no?'
'Going halters is fair, no?'
'We can get the bus at 7:30, no?'
'We won't eat a pizza each, no?'

I can't bear it. Where has it come from?

And yes, lighthearted, not my biggest concern, but still annoying, no?

I much prefer 'innit?'.

Innit tho

It's just using up all of the leftover 'no's that have been deposed by 'zero's. Anyway, I have zero interest in reading any more comments. I'm off. 😉

Much better than "do you know what I mean?"

That one is incredibly annoying.

It's taken from the French, no? Similarly we've adopted "no worries" from Australia or some such, and lots of other things from other languages. Anyway, it isn't in any way new and we, as a people, will survive it.

"to be fair" and "going forward" do my head in, no? 😂

It's not proper English, it sounds pretentious and fashionable, it can fuck off!

A work colleague adds 'sort of thing' to almost everything. 🤷‍♀️

Much better than "do you know what I mean?" That one is incredibly annoying.

I have a friend who says "If you get my meanin'" after just about everything.

It doesn't bother me too much, it's just part of her personality.

I'm opposite end of the country but I say that too.

My pet hate too!

😂

Me, ‘how’s DS getting on in his new job?’
Her, ‘oh great, he’s been promoted to chief photocopier assistant, hasn’t he?’
😂😂😂

Move to the west coast of Scotland. They are too busy using 'but' at the end of a statement to use 'no'.

(Unless things have changed in the last twenty years, but. It's been a while)

Are they Welsh? That sounds like Nessa from Gavin and Stacey in my head..

No. (<- that's a complete sentence, not an add on question BTW 😁)

The 'right' and 'so' could be an Irish thing. I'll give you that thought 'right' is not put at the end of a sentence. It's all out there on it's own or at the start of a sentence and generally and indication someone is about to do something after a bit of procrastination.

Right, I better get on.

I like different quirks of language, but it's the way 'no' is used that pisses me off.

'You've have remembered to do this task you didn't know you had until I just gave it to you, no?'
'Well surely you should have known he was a dick when you married him, no?'
'But everyone knows how to x, no?'
Accompanied by wide eyes and head tilt for maximum pass agg.

The correct response in each case is: fuck off.

When you see people using it on here they almost always have a bit of an edge or sarcasm in their reply. "Unkind comment... no?"

I think it sounds unsure. Why do you need to check with me if your drink is strong?!

It wouldn't bother me, unless used in a passive aggressive way.

I knew a German guy (with an accent like Arnold Schwarzenegger) who would end sentences with "or?". I did find that amusing.

Language evolves. However annoying we might find it, it will always happen and it's pointless getting worked up about it.

hello Jim!

I must live in a bubble (south coast) because I haven't noticed this at all.

I can't stand it either. I bet these people also say 'croissant' in a faux French accent too.

@RobertaFirmino The British aiming for French “quasong” is so entertaining though, almost as good as the blunt American “cross-unt”.