tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451623600799551281.post6898078666111367838..comments2023-06-21T03:02:13.420-07:00Comments on Common Errors in English Usage Daily Entry: isn’t it/innit: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Friday, June 8, 2012Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451623600799551281.post-69105662547664496592012-06-25T11:52:55.503-07:002012-06-25T11:52:55.503-07:00This usage is rampant in the movie BEND IT LIKE BE...This usage is rampant in the movie BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM. A few examples:<br /><br />So Jess can get the tube, innit.<br /><br />She looks like a jar of bloody Ragu, innit.<br /><br />Just 'cause she's still a V, man, she thinks she's better than us, innit.<br /><br /><br />...it works like a tag question at the end of a statement, but the verb (to be/is) does not necessarily match the verb used in the statement. In standard English the above examples would come out like this:<br /><br />So Jess can get the tube, can't she?<br /><br />She looks like a jar of bloody Ragu, doesn't she?<br /><br />Just 'cause she's still a V, man, she thinks she's better than us, doesn't she?<br /><br />... none of which would work for the character portrayed in BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339437656346986056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451623600799551281.post-32089093612861820782012-06-23T09:03:36.246-07:002012-06-23T09:03:36.246-07:00Can you post an example of this confusing use of &...Can you post an example of this confusing use of "isn't it"? Or several examples, preferably.fletomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278542912495801565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451623600799551281.post-61107848860986620372012-06-08T02:02:59.313-07:002012-06-08T02:02:59.313-07:00:)))))))))))))))))))))):))))))))))))))))))))))Interesting Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040924866860674487noreply@blogger.com