# innit

Pronunciation: say "IN-it" /ˈɪn.ɪt/

## Contraction

1. Contraction of isn't it: used as a tag seeking agreement or to open a question, in casual speech, especially in Britain. *(colloquial, British)* — Contraction of isn't it.
   - Simple: Contraction of isn't it: a casual way to say isn't it, mostly in Britain, often to ask someone to agree.
   - _Innit a bit late to be calling him now?_
   - _It's going to be a long drive back, innit?_
2. Used in place of any negative question tag, not just isn't it, whatever the statement's person, number, or verb. It may also come before the statement. *(dialectal, British, Multicultural London English)*
   - Simple: Used instead of any short question like didn't you? or aren't they? It can also go before the sentence.
   - _We had maths with him last year, innit?_
   - _Innit the shops shut early on Sundays?_
3. Used as a discourse marker in speech, by extension from its use as an all-purpose question tag. *(dialectal, British, Multicultural London English)*
   - Simple: Added to what you say just to help the talk flow, not as a real question.
   - _So me and my brother are walking home, innit, and this guy just starts shouting at us for no reason._
   - _I've been working loads of extra shifts lately, innit, because I'm trying to save up for a car._

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