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I would blame the French. Frenchmen speaking English badly often say Borat like phrases, for example "its great, no?". It happens when you learn vocabulary with
by rasz_pl 12y ago
I would blame the French. Frenchmen speaking English badly often say Borat like phrases, for example "its great, no?". It happens when you learn vocabulary without grammar rules.
- ashmud 12y agoThe French phrase is "n'est-ce pas?".
- briandear 12y agoWhat grammar rule is violated? The question "is it not?" Is completely valid English and common with French speakers. I would literally argue that it's ironic that most English speakers have a bad command of the language. Of course you're experience may be different. The reality is that grammar is often, especially in spoken language, is butchered. It's affect is that many people could care less.
- mdpye 12y agoGod, I hope that second paragraph is intended to illustrate the irony (or you don't fall in the native speaker category!) :P
- greggman 12y agois that really any different than "Isn't it great?"