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		metaxy2 on March 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How likely are chance resemblances between languag... A slight variation of that is even in colloquial English, with "no." As in "we should probably get going, no?"

mbork_pl on March 6, 2024 [–]

And in Polish, where people often add a ", nie?" to the end of the sentence, with a similar result.

bombela on March 6, 2024 | [–]

And in french with "non ?" at the end. Often pronounced "nanh" (english), "nan" (french). A more familiar form of "non".

On va prendre de l'essence d'abord, nan?

We're going to get gas first, right?

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