INNIT?

[mully]

why do some people say "INNIT" at the end of every sentence when its not necessary innit!??

[Ewood27]

It's, like, to show they speak English, innit? And wot you lookin' at?

[number8]

This very annoying habit is, I believe, mainly used by that horrible breed of underclass, the chav.

[mully]

or as we call them in Newcastle charvers innit!

[New Forester]

It's also widely used in Welsh English, usually as "is-ne?", with the "e" drifting off into silence. Related to incha, of course, as in "you gotta laugh, incha?"

[ll_billym]

I've got a lovely vase for my birthday but I don't know what to put in it.

[bangirl]

In Oxfordshire they say it with a country twang resulting in 'Ennit' - they also say '........., boy' at the end of sentances.

[TT]

It's a tag question coming from "isn't it?" or "is it not?". It's a feature of spoken language designed to make sure the listener's still awake and elicit a response.

[Jodyc]

I guess it's like Kiwi's saying 'ay', Ay?