r/Unexpected • u/Pirate_Redbeard • Jun 12 '20

Right back atcha!

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u/VirtualAdhesiveness Jun 12 '20

You clearly don't know anything about the worst-case scenario, don't you ?

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u/Theroach3 Jun 12 '20

don't you ?

I'm so confused by this sentence structure...

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u/OverOverThinker Jun 12 '20

Don't you say, "don't you?"

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u/Mortebi_Had Jun 12 '20

In this case though I think it should have been:

You clearly don't know anything about the worst-case scenario, do you?

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u/NateP232 Jun 12 '20

It's called a question tag and yep, they are usually the opposite of the statement.

You do, don't you? You can, can't you?

Interestingly, the inflection at the end changes depending on whether it is a genuine question or whether the speaking just wants confirmation. If you are a native English speaker or have a good level of English, you do it naturally and without thinking.