In the spoken English I used to hear to people who ask "Isn't it?" while it is apparently supposed to be "Is it not?". What is the explanation for that? Is it a mistake or there's an explanation for it?
asked Aug 10, 2016 at 16:22
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4Possible duplicate of "Why is it not red?" or "Why isn't it red?" Also consider How to choose a proper contraction “it's not” versus “it isn't”?.– FumbleFingersAug 10, 2016 at 16:51
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Do you mean question tags?– Victor B.Aug 10, 2016 at 17:01
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1@Rompey: I'm sure OP simply wonders why the standard contraction uses a different word order to the "full" version.– FumbleFingersAug 10, 2016 at 21:03
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The answers for this question may help: Position of not in questions– ColleenVJun 13, 2017 at 0:34
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