I've noticed an informal language convention, usually among younger people, but not always. It's a kind of affirmative interjection: "Right?".
For example:
Me: I'll be glad when this heat wave ends.
Interlocutor: Right? (variation: "I know, right?")
My question: Does this type of expression have a name? I initially filed it with tag questions like "innit", but it's not really a question, it's more like "totally!" with a high rising terminal. Bonus points for any links to discussion of this particular expression; a casual search at Language Log yielded nothing.
posted by everichon
on Sep 1, 2009 -
33 answers
I was just told that in Mexican Spanish slang, "a wilson" means "of course". So, I want to know:
a) Is this true?
b) If so, what is the etymology of this usage?
posted by everichon
on Nov 14, 2008 -
25 answers
