top | item 39620098 (no title) metaxy2 | 2 years ago I wonder if "ent" evolved from "innit" under British colonization (or they both evolved from a common ancestor in British English). discuss order hn newest interestica|2 years ago Both probably from "is it not > isn't it" Canadian's have 'eh?' that serves basically the same function. metaxy2|2 years ago Americans (and I'd imagine the British) have "eh?" too, it's just not as common ("not bad, eh?"). Among Americans I feel like I've seen it more in casual written online conversation than in speech.
interestica|2 years ago Both probably from "is it not > isn't it" Canadian's have 'eh?' that serves basically the same function. metaxy2|2 years ago Americans (and I'd imagine the British) have "eh?" too, it's just not as common ("not bad, eh?"). Among Americans I feel like I've seen it more in casual written online conversation than in speech.
metaxy2|2 years ago Americans (and I'd imagine the British) have "eh?" too, it's just not as common ("not bad, eh?"). Among Americans I feel like I've seen it more in casual written online conversation than in speech.
interestica|2 years ago
metaxy2|2 years ago