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Does this construct have a grammatical or common name? Cheers, <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/202.87.166.165" title="Special:Contributions/202.87.166.165">202.87.166.165</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:202.87.166.165&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:202.87.166.165 (page does not exist)">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:05:00.000Z-Isn't_it?" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:05, 1 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:05:00.000Z-Isn't_it?"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:05:00.000Z-Isn't_it?"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:09:00.000Z-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:05:00.000Z"></span>It does, 202.87.166.165! It's a <a href="/wiki/Question_tag" class="mw-redirect" title="Question tag">question tag</a>. <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/70.67.193.176" title="Special:Contributions/70.67.193.176">70.67.193.176</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:70.67.193.176" title="User talk:70.67.193.176">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:09:00.000Z-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:05:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:09, 1 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:09:00.000Z-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:05:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:09:00.000Z-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:05:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:15:00.000Z-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:09:00.000Z"></span>That was fast! Obviously that wasn't too difficult, was it? At least not for you ;). Thank you very, very much! Cheers, <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/202.87.166.165" title="Special:Contributions/202.87.166.165">202.87.166.165</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:202.87.166.165&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:202.87.166.165 (page does not exist)">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:15:00.000Z-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:09:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:15, 1 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:15:00.000Z-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:09:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:15:00.000Z-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:09:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:45:00.000Z-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:15:00.000Z"></span>Ha ha every now and then I luck out, don't I :) Cheers to you, <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/70.67.193.176" title="Special:Contributions/70.67.193.176">70.67.193.176</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:70.67.193.176" title="User talk:70.67.193.176">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:45:00.000Z-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:15:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:45, 1 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:45:00.000Z-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:15:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:45:00.000Z-202.87.166.165-2021-09-01T15:15:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-01T17:10:00.000Z-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:45:00.000Z"></span>I've heard it frequently in America, but even more frequently among Brits, it seems. Kind of a conversation starter. ←<a href="/wiki/User:Baseball_Bugs" title="User:Baseball Bugs">Baseball Bugs</a> <sup><i><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Baseball_Bugs" title="User talk:Baseball Bugs">What's up, Doc?</a></i></sup> <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Baseball_Bugs" title="Special:Contributions/Baseball Bugs">carrots</a>→ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-01T17:10:00.000Z-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:45:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">17:10, 1 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-01T17:10:00.000Z-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:45:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-01T17:10:00.000Z-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:45:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-01T18:05:00.000Z-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-01T17:10:00.000Z"></span>And in light of the "ain't" discussion earlier, I'm reminded of this line from the song "<a href="/wiki/Alley_Oop_(song)" title="Alley Oop (song)">Alley Oop</a>": "He sho' is hip, ain't he." ←<a href="/wiki/User:Baseball_Bugs" title="User:Baseball Bugs">Baseball Bugs</a> <sup><i><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Baseball_Bugs" title="User talk:Baseball Bugs">What's up, Doc?</a></i></sup> <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Baseball_Bugs" title="Special:Contributions/Baseball Bugs">carrots</a>→ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-01T18:05:00.000Z-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-01T17:10:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">18:05, 1 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-01T18:05:00.000Z-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-01T17:10:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-01T18:05:00.000Z-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-01T17:10:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:09:00.000Z"></span>English (but not all varieties) and the Celtic languages are apparently the only ones where the form of the tag question varies depending on the foregoing words, so that there are dozens of possible variants: <i>wouldn't they, didn't she, haven't I, shouldn't they, won't you</i>, etc (after a positive statement), and <i>would they, did she, have I</i> etc (after a negative statement). In French, <i>n'est-ce pas</i> is used for all these. That literally means "isn't it", and even in some varieties of English "isn't it" is always used. For example, Indian and Sri Lankan English. My partner, although an Australian citizen for the majority of his life and although English has always been his primary language, was born in Sri Lanka, and when we were first together I was occasionally befuddled by his "isn't it" when we had not been talking about any "it". More likely a person. <ul><li>There'll only be 5 for lunch tomorrow.</li> <li><i>But Carol's still coming, isn't it?</i>.</li> <li>Isn't what?</li> <li><i>Carol</i>.</li> <li>Oh no, she called and cancelled. I thought I told you.</li> <li><i>No. You forgot, isn't it?</i></li> <li>Isn't what? ...... -- <a href="/wiki/User:JackofOz" title="User:JackofOz"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Jack of Oz</span></a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:JackofOz#top" title="User talk:JackofOz"><span style="font-size:85%; font-family: Verdana;"><sup>[pleasantries]</sup></span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:09:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">20:41, 1 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:09:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z-70.67.193.176-2021-09-01T15:09:00.000Z"></span></li></ul> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Q_Chris-2021-09-02T10:07:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z"></span>The use of "Innit" is quite common in many coloquial British dialects, as in "She was 20 minutes late, Innit?" -- <a href="/wiki/User:Q_Chris" title="User:Q Chris">Q Chris</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Q_Chris" title="User talk:Q Chris">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-Q_Chris-2021-09-02T10:07:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">10:07, 2 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Q_Chris-2021-09-02T10:07:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Q_Chris-2021-09-02T10:07:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Card_Zero-2021-09-02T14:18:00.000Z-Q_Chris-2021-09-02T10:07:00.000Z"></span>Yet the same people never use the word "shwee", as in "Let's go to the zoo, shwee?", perhaps because they're afraid to sound stupid. <a href="/wiki/User:Card_Zero" title="User:Card Zero"><span style="background-color:#fffff0; border:1px #995; border-style:dotted solid solid dotted;"> Card Zero </span></a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Card_Zero" title="User talk:Card Zero">(talk)</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-Card_Zero-2021-09-02T14:18:00.000Z-Q_Chris-2021-09-02T10:07:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">14:18, 2 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Card_Zero-2021-09-02T14:18:00.000Z-Q_Chris-2021-09-02T10:07:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Card_Zero-2021-09-02T14:18:00.000Z-Q_Chris-2021-09-02T10:07:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Alansplodge-2021-09-02T16:11:00.000Z-Card_Zero-2021-09-02T14:18:00.000Z"></span>"Innit" was originally a feature of <a href="/wiki/Multicultural_London_English" title="Multicultural London English">Multicultural London English</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/discoursepragmatic-variation-and-change-in-english/uncovering-discoursepragmatic-innovations-innit-in-multicultural-london-english/C11FB915791F1CB7A0227DA84B21E49A">[1]</a> <a href="/wiki/User:Alansplodge" title="User:Alansplodge">Alansplodge</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Alansplodge" title="User talk:Alansplodge">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-Alansplodge-2021-09-02T16:11:00.000Z-Card_Zero-2021-09-02T14:18:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">16:11, 2 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Alansplodge-2021-09-02T16:11:00.000Z-Card_Zero-2021-09-02T14:18:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Alansplodge-2021-09-02T16:11:00.000Z-Card_Zero-2021-09-02T14:18:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd> <dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-JIP-2021-09-02T01:45:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z"></span>In literary Finnish, the tag question is usually a negotiation of the verb of the previous sentence: <ul><li><i>Mutta Carol tulee silti, eikö tulekin?</i> ("But Carol is still coming, isn't she coming?")</li> <li><i>Ei. Unohdit, etkö unohtanutkin?</i> ("No. You forgot, didn't you forget?")</li></ul></dd> <dd>However, this construct is hardly ever used in colloquial Finnish, people usually just say "<i>vai mitä?</i>" ("or what?") or simply "<i>vai?</i>" ("or?"). <a href="/wiki/User:JIP" title="User:JIP"><span style="color: #CC0000;">J</span><span style="color: #00CC00;">I</span><span style="color: #0000CC;">P</span></a> | <a href="/wiki/User_talk:JIP" title="User talk:JIP">Talk</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-JIP-2021-09-02T01:45:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">01:45, 2 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-JIP-2021-09-02T01:45:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-JIP-2021-09-02T01:45:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-DuncanHill-2021-09-02T02:09:00.000Z-JIP-2021-09-02T01:45:00.000Z"></span>Jack's partner's "Carol's still coming, isn't it" reminds me of <a href="/wiki/Welsh_English" title="Welsh English">Welsh English</a>. <a href="/wiki/User:DuncanHill" title="User:DuncanHill">DuncanHill</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:DuncanHill" title="User talk:DuncanHill">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-DuncanHill-2021-09-02T02:09:00.000Z-JIP-2021-09-02T01:45:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">02:09, 2 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-DuncanHill-2021-09-02T02:09:00.000Z-JIP-2021-09-02T01:45:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-DuncanHill-2021-09-02T02:09:00.000Z-JIP-2021-09-02T01:45:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Alansplodge-2021-09-02T16:07:00.000Z-DuncanHill-2021-09-02T02:09:00.000Z"></span>Yes, that's mentioned in <a href="/wiki/Welsh_English#Distinctive_vocabulary_and_grammar" title="Welsh English">Welsh English#Distinctive vocabulary and grammar</a>. <a href="/wiki/User:Alansplodge" title="User:Alansplodge">Alansplodge</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Alansplodge" title="User talk:Alansplodge">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-Alansplodge-2021-09-02T16:07:00.000Z-DuncanHill-2021-09-02T02:09:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">16:07, 2 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Alansplodge-2021-09-02T16:07:00.000Z-DuncanHill-2021-09-02T02:09:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Alansplodge-2021-09-02T16:07:00.000Z-DuncanHill-2021-09-02T02:09:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-02T16:37:00.000Z-Alansplodge-2021-09-02T16:07:00.000Z"></span>On Wikipedia, you can get smacked for referring to a person as "it". ←<a href="/wiki/User:Baseball_Bugs" title="User:Baseball Bugs">Baseball Bugs</a> <sup><i><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Baseball_Bugs" title="User talk:Baseball Bugs">What's up, Doc?</a></i></sup> <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Baseball_Bugs" title="Special:Contributions/Baseball Bugs">carrots</a>→ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-02T16:37:00.000Z-Alansplodge-2021-09-02T16:07:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">16:37, 2 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-02T16:37:00.000Z-Alansplodge-2021-09-02T16:07:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-02T16:37:00.000Z-Alansplodge-2021-09-02T16:07:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=it"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Card_Zero-2021-09-02T17:12:00.000Z-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-02T16:37:00.000Z"></span>Hit?</a></i> (That was fine in Old English, but stopped being OK in Middle English.) <a href="/wiki/User:Card_Zero" title="User:Card Zero"><span style="background-color:#fffff0; border:1px #995; border-style:dotted solid solid dotted;"> Card Zero </span></a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Card_Zero" title="User talk:Card Zero">(talk)</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-Card_Zero-2021-09-02T17:12:00.000Z-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-02T16:37:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">17:12, 2 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Card_Zero-2021-09-02T17:12:00.000Z-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-02T16:37:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span 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data-mw-thread-id="c-Alansplodge-2021-09-03T10:13:00.000Z-Card_Zero-2021-09-02T17:12:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Alansplodge-2021-09-03T10:13:00.000Z-Card_Zero-2021-09-02T17:12:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><small><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Jayron32-2021-09-03T17:29:00.000Z-Alansplodge-2021-09-03T10:13:00.000Z"></span>Carol's husband must be very proud of himself by now... --<a href="/wiki/User:Jayron32" title="User:Jayron32"><span style="color:#009">Jayron</span></a><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Jayron32" title="User talk:Jayron32"><b style="color:#090"><i>32</i></b></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-Jayron32-2021-09-03T17:29:00.000Z-Alansplodge-2021-09-03T10:13:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">17:29, 3 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Jayron32-2021-09-03T17:29:00.000Z-Alansplodge-2021-09-03T10:13:00.000Z"></span></small><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Jayron32-2021-09-03T17:29:00.000Z-Alansplodge-2021-09-03T10:13:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span></dd> <dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-03T23:30:00.000Z-Alansplodge-2021-09-03T10:13:00.000Z"></span>So maybe an abbreviation for "isn't it so?" ←<a href="/wiki/User:Baseball_Bugs" title="User:Baseball Bugs">Baseball Bugs</a> <sup><i><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Baseball_Bugs" title="User talk:Baseball Bugs">What's up, Doc?</a></i></sup> <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Baseball_Bugs" title="Special:Contributions/Baseball Bugs">carrots</a>→ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-03T23:30:00.000Z-Alansplodge-2021-09-03T10:13:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">23:30, 3 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-03T23:30:00.000Z-Alansplodge-2021-09-03T10:13:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-03T23:30:00.000Z-Alansplodge-2021-09-03T10:13:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Alansplodge-2021-09-04T08:50:00.000Z-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-03T23:30:00.000Z"></span>Exactly. <a href="/wiki/User:Alansplodge" title="User:Alansplodge">Alansplodge</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Alansplodge" title="User talk:Alansplodge">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-Alansplodge-2021-09-04T08:50:00.000Z-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-03T23:30:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">08:50, 4 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Alansplodge-2021-09-04T08:50:00.000Z-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-03T23:30:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Alansplodge-2021-09-04T08:50:00.000Z-Baseball_Bugs-2021-09-03T23:30:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd> <dd><small><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Clarityfiend-2021-09-02T08:07:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z"></span> The grammar police pull over JackofOz for excessive punctuation, but let him off with a warning. <a href="/wiki/User:Clarityfiend" title="User:Clarityfiend">Clarityfiend</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Clarityfiend" title="User talk:Clarityfiend">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-Clarityfiend-2021-09-02T08:07:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">08:07, 2 September 2021 (UTC)</a> </small><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Clarityfiend-2021-09-02T08:07:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Clarityfiend-2021-09-02T08:07:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-01T20:41:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><small><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-JackofOz-2021-09-02T23:47:00.000Z-Clarityfiend-2021-09-02T08:07:00.000Z"></span> We ain't got no damn punky-whatsits here. There's nobody here but us damn chickens. -- <a href="/wiki/User:JackofOz" title="User:JackofOz"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Jack of Oz</span></a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:JackofOz#top" title="User talk:JackofOz"><span style="font-size:85%; font-family: Verdana;"><sup>[pleasantries]</sup></span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-JackofOz-2021-09-02T23:47:00.000Z-Clarityfiend-2021-09-02T08:07:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">23:47, 2 September 2021 (UTC)</a> </small><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-JackofOz-2021-09-02T23:47:00.000Z-Clarityfiend-2021-09-02T08:07:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-JackofOz-2021-09-02T23:47:00.000Z-Clarityfiend-2021-09-02T08:07:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><small><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-2.122.0.2-2021-09-03T15:06:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-02T23:47:00.000Z"></span>And guillemots! Don't forget the <a href="/wiki/Guillemet" title="Guillemet">guillemots</a>. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/2.122.0.2" title="Special:Contributions/2.122.0.2">2.122.0.2</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:2.122.0.2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:2.122.0.2 (page does not exist)">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1#c-2.122.0.2-2021-09-03T15:06:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-02T23:47:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:06, 3 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span data-mw-comment-end="c-2.122.0.2-2021-09-03T15:06:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-02T23:47:00.000Z"></span></small><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-2.122.0.2-2021-09-03T15:06:00.000Z-JackofOz-2021-09-02T23:47:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&useformat=desktop" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1&oldid=1043429313">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021_September_1&oldid=1043429313</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks catlinks-allhidden" data-mw="interface"></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 10 September 2021, at 02:32<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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