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Very, very posh people.
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The stereotype of a really posh person with perfect received pronunciation, seem to say "what" at the end of each sentence.
For example
"Spiffing weather today, what"
"Good day for hunting, what"
What's all that about, and when did it all start?
Perhaps it is only in the old movies, as I do not know anybody in real life who says it, what.
For example
"Spiffing weather today, what"
"Good day for hunting, what"
What's all that about, and when did it all start?
Perhaps it is only in the old movies, as I do not know anybody in real life who says it, what.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Same as a canadian saying "eh?" at the end of a sentence I think.
"Good day for hunting eh?"
My father will add "no?" to the end of almost every sentence/statement. (He is serbian)
"Is good day for hunting, no?"
I did have a professor once who said "what?" after each sentence. It made his lectures very hard to follow, because I didn't know if he was asking a question or giving a statement. I haven't heard anyone use it since, but most if not all of my friends are common.
"Good day for hunting eh?"
My father will add "no?" to the end of almost every sentence/statement. (He is serbian)
"Is good day for hunting, no?"
I did have a professor once who said "what?" after each sentence. It made his lectures very hard to follow, because I didn't know if he was asking a question or giving a statement. I haven't heard anyone use it since, but most if not all of my friends are common.
as well as all the above answers, the sound 'wat'/'what' was an intrinsic part of English metrical composition from at least the time of the writing of Beowulf; it was used (sometimes with drums) at the end of verses to give the effect of 'What ho' or 'Agreed'. These were quite masculine chants so maybe that is why women are not perceived as using the term as much as men...?