Why.....

[joeluke]

.....do the youth of today have to end every sentence with the word 'innit'?

Do they not realise how thick they sound?

[funnygirl]

It's the slang, innit.

[daisya]

I haven't a clue other than it's cool to do da speak! Yes they do sound daft but not to themselves or their mates.

[ummmm]

I hope the majority will look back and cringe...

We used to have our words...but not like they do now.

I wonder do some of these kids speak like that in front of their parents?

[hc4361]

Groovy, man

[notasyoungasiwas]

yeah - right on

[sherrardk]

If you are referring to the 'youth' (read scum) being interviewed about their 'part' in the rioting, then no, they don't realise how thick they sound or are.

[Prudie]

far out

[joeluke]

If my son talks like that when he becomes a teenager I'll just tell him to speak properly or not speak to me at all

Has 'innit' made it into the OED yet I wonder?

[northboy]

and look!!!!!
its like the british kids today ``hoodies``are trying to be american gangsters...why??
why do they wear all black awful gear??
why do they pull one trouser leg half way up there legs??
chav scum....

[joeluke]

Sherrardk......yes I was refering to him, his parents must be so proud

[starone]

It's a speech habit - I keep saying OMG and have to force myself not to say it because I know I do. Wher ya to? instead of Where are you? is also a speech habit.

[DTCwordfan]

they don't care.

they ought to be termed "Innuits" - people frozen out by the icy stares and non-speech of their parents, relatives and anybody who has contact with them.

[joeluke]

Starbuck.....'Wher ya to' makes absolutely no sense at all

This is Britain, not Jamaica

[DTCwordfan]

Or the David Beckham, "Yer know".........?

[starone]

joeluke - I know it makes no sense, but they still say it on their mobile phones. I correct them every time but they just ignore me, laugh and say it again just to let me know I don't know everything.

[wolf63]

'innit' isn't used around my part the country - Perth. :-)

[cupid04]

Is that Perth, Australia?

[wolf63]

I wish - more like the Perth where it has been so cold today that I toyed with the idea of putting the heating back on.

[fliptheswitch]

I met someone the other night, who kept saying "innit" and "is it" (in the same kind of weird accent.)
It got worse when I asked him his name... it was Magic. I literally had to keep aksing him to repeat every single thing he said. It was all rather frustrating. And hilarious.

[joeluke]

'Innit' is now an official word in the game Scrabble!

http://www.telegraph....abble-dictionary.html

What a load of sht!