[Gllug] Monthly GLLUG grammar report

Leslie Till les_till at blueyonder.co.uk
Tue Nov 26 11:59:37 UTC 2002


Alain Williams wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 09:55:54AM -0000, Daniel Andersson wrote:
> 
> 
>>i mean, a lot of people in essex say "innit" after every sentence they say
>>"are you going into town, INNIT?", which _I_ think shows a lack of
>>confidence and intelligence
> 
> 
> Just the Essex (note capitalisation - since we are being pedantic) localisation
> of the "y'know" that you hear elsewhere -- equally grating after the 20th
> incantation.
> 
I thought that Innit was imported from the Caribbean, but I could be wrong.

Les Till


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