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Sthiru123 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Using the word right

Hi,

I have seen people using the word "right" at the end of a regular sentence and asking it as a question.

Ex.

you can do that. right?

There is no problem on that right?

Is it the correct usage?

If not how can avoid the usage of right like these when we ask questions?

thanks

Thiru
  

Top answer

Hi, Think of it as a tag question that doesn't require you to use any sort of subject or verb agreement. It's very common. You can do that, can't you?

— BarbaraPA

  • Hi, Think of it as a tag question that doesn't require you to use any sort of subject or verb agreement.
  • It's very common.
  • You can do that, can't you?
  • = You can do that, right?
  • We're leaving tomorrow night, aren't we?
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Hi,

Think of it as a tag question that doesn't require you to use any sort of subject or verb agreement. It's very common.

You can do that, can't you? = You can do that, right?
We're leaving tomorrow night, aren't we? = We're leaving tomorrow night, right?

PS - Welcome to the forums!
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Thank you so much for the explanation.

Do Americans also use the word "right" this way? or is there a better or correct way to express this?

And sometimes we ask the normal sentence as a question.

Ex. you too got that?

He went to this school?

Do Americans also use this way? or is there a better or correct way to express this?

Thanks

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Absolutely. In spoken English, we often make questions using statement word order and question intonation. So if I say He went to this school with the pitch of my voice rising on the last word, the listener hears it as a question.

The Linguist
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Thanks Friends.

This is one of the best forums i have ever seen.

thanks

thiru
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The LinguistAbsolutely. In spoken English, we often make questions using statement word order and question intonation. So if I say He went to this school with the pitch of my voice rising on the last word, the listener hears it as a question.The Linguist

I just wanted to add a few more points about this.

The word that gets emphasized tells you wa
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