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Phrase 'our holiday will stat from next week" | Usage of refuse and reject
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Using the right question tags #1 (permalink) Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:36 am   Using the right question tags
 

We are having the party tomorrow, is it?
He hasn't come to the office, is it?


Can someone please tell me if the above sentences are natural? Can we use is it in such situations? It's very common here in India. Can it be considered an Indianism?
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Using the right question tags #2 (permalink) Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:47 am   Using the right question tags
 

Good morning Daemon.

We are having the party tomorrow, aren't we?

He hasn't come to the office, has he?

Can it be considered an Indianism?

Don't know the answer to that one mate, but it sounds as it may be so if in common usage.

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Using the right question tags #3 (permalink) Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:25 am   Using the right question tags
 

Thanks a lot, Bill!

Let's see what the other native speakers have to say about this?
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Using the right question tags #4 (permalink) Thu Jun 18, 2009 14:13 pm   Using the right question tags
 

Hi Daemon,

From an AmE perspective, both of those tags sound very unnatural to my ears.

Not sure about the Indian English aspect.
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Using the right question tags #5 (permalink) Thu Jun 18, 2009 15:27 pm   Using the right question tags
 

Thanks a lot, Skrej!

What if I replaced is it with is it so in those sentences? Would it be OK then?
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Using the right question tags #6 (permalink) Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:08 am   Using the right question tags
 

the first answer is : aren't we?

the second is : has he?
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