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Yogi2005 Posted 21 years ago
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00They might have played chess, didn't they? 02br
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0 Since a tag is simply asking for an affirmation of what one already believes, either positively or negatively, tags with such a low degree of certainty are uncommon. If your feeling is marked by such unsureness, then the tendency wouldn't be to use a tag, though it's not impossible. 02br 02br 00They might have played chess, don't you think?

— Ranchhand

  • 0 Since a tag is simply asking for an affirmation of what one already believes, either positively or negatively, tags with such a low degree of certainty are uncommon.
  • If your feeling is marked by such unsureness, then the tendency wouldn't be to use a tag, though it's not impossible.
  • 02br 02br 00They might have played chess, don't you think?
  • 02br 02br 00Do you think they might have played chess?
  • 02br 02br 00They might have played chess, mightn't they?
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0 Since a tag is simply asking for an affirmation of what one already believes, either positively or negatively, tags with such a low degree of certainty are uncommon. If your feeling is marked by such unsureness, then the tendency wouldn't be to use a tag, though it's not impossible. 02br
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0 Perhaps the 'mightn't' tag is more common in BrE. It doesn't seem unusual to me. 02br
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0 In any case, yogi, "didn't they" just won't do. 0-
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