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To hate the trend for adding no to the end of sentences?

96 replies

O6bftdff · 09/11/2024 20:09

Why do people do it?!

‘Eggs don’t need to be kept in the fridge, no?’

’It’s hot in here, no?’

Why? Why is it a trend? Makes no sense whatsoever.

OP posts:
BecuaseIWantItThatWay · 09/11/2024 20:13

Agreed! Pet peeve!

Sounds so silly!!

Catza · 09/11/2024 20:13

Better than adding "so", no?

LadyLolaRuben · 09/11/2024 20:15

Never heard of this. Where are you, is it a local thing?

sprigatito · 09/11/2024 20:15

When I first joined MN the popular crowd used to add "non?". Made my teeth itch.

IRL my pet peeve is starting every sentence with "So". Fucking vacuous and irritating.

Pogggle · 09/11/2024 20:16

Hate it too but I’ve only ever seen it used on Mumsnet

StressedQueen · 09/11/2024 20:16

I mean I don't here people say exactly that but they'd probably say.

Eggs don't need to be kept in the fridge, do they?
It's hot in here, isn't it?

Honestly none of that would annoy me - I probably wouldn't notice

SabreIsMyFave · 09/11/2024 20:17

I also hate people putting the word SANS instead of WITHOUT.

'DH and I went to the beach SANS the children ... '

Just say without you donut! Hmm

It is annoying no.......?

Clearinguptheclutter · 09/11/2024 20:17

It’s common in Scotland isn’t it, but yeah I find it annoying

always want to shout YES

cariadlet · 09/11/2024 20:18

Adding no/non both sound very pretentious to me. I only come across it on Mumsnet.

BrioNotBiro · 09/11/2024 20:18

SabreIsMyFave · 09/11/2024 20:17

I also hate people putting the word SANS instead of WITHOUT.

'DH and I went to the beach SANS the children ... '

Just say without you donut! Hmm

It is annoying no.......?

I was just going to write that, you beat me to it!

thestudio · 09/11/2024 20:20

It started with arseholes people trying to be all 'European' and sophisticated because the French add 'non?' to the end of sentences.

Agree it's snarky and intrinsically pass-agg

LochNessy · 09/11/2024 20:21
keeping up appearances 90s GIF

Just seems too try-hard to be middle class to me.

VictorianBigot · 09/11/2024 20:24

It makes me feel homicidal.

mewkins · 09/11/2024 20:25

I think Gordon Ramsay started this, no?

SabreIsMyFave · 09/11/2024 20:28

BrioNotBiro · 09/11/2024 20:18

I was just going to write that, you beat me to it!

😆 SOZ!

SabreIsMyFave · 09/11/2024 20:29

VictorianBigot · 09/11/2024 20:24

It makes me feel homicidal.

😱😂

Wendolino · 09/11/2024 20:31

Yes it's really corny.
I also hate when people start every sentence with so...

MaggieBsBoat · 09/11/2024 20:33

mewkins · 09/11/2024 20:25

I think Gordon Ramsay started this, no?

Scots do it. He’s Scottish. He didn‘t start it.

Pretentious English people doing it though, very annoying no?

mewkins · 09/11/2024 20:41

MaggieBsBoat · 09/11/2024 20:33

Scots do it. He’s Scottish. He didn‘t start it.

Pretentious English people doing it though, very annoying no?

Should have said 'started doing this on TV' 🙄

Anewuser · 09/11/2024 20:43

Haven’t heard it here. I’d still rather hear that than ‘like’ in every sentence.

O6bftdff · 09/11/2024 20:44

LadyLolaRuben · 09/11/2024 20:15

Never heard of this. Where are you, is it a local thing?

No, it’s not. I see it often typed on here.

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Moonshine5 · 09/11/2024 20:45

AGREE!!!

NeedToGetOutOfThisSomehow · 09/11/2024 20:46

Never heard anyone say it , although guaranteed I will now!

augustusglupe · 09/11/2024 20:49

sprigatito · 09/11/2024 20:15

When I first joined MN the popular crowd used to add "non?". Made my teeth itch.

IRL my pet peeve is starting every sentence with "So". Fucking vacuous and irritating.

Yes, like it’s a statement rather than answering the question
So…..

Bit different but Mom makes me 😡 it’s not Mom it’s Mum or possibly Mam, but it’s definately not Mom, we’re not in America!!

DifficultQuestion2 · 09/11/2024 20:52

I only realised that I start sentences with "so" when I had to write a transcript of a meeting I'd been in. I really did it a lot during that meeting and by the time I'd finished the transcript I was even annoying myself.

I also find it incredibly annoying when people end sentences with "no?"

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