This is ----- isn't this correct? or- isnt it correct? or - isn't that correct?
Hi,
Context : A phone conversation
A customer service rep. is verifying information on the phone.
CSR: This is the spelling i have ----- isn't it/ this/ or is that correct?
My question is : which of the choices above in bold ( isnt It/ isn't this/ is that ) is correct?
Can someone clarify please?
Thanks,
Arun
Re: This is ----- isn't this correct? or- isnt it correct? or - isn't that correct?
CSR: This is the spelling I have, S-M-I-T-H.
Is that (what I just spelled) correct? :tick:
Is it (the spelling) correct? :tick:
Is this (the information I am giving you right now) correct? :tick:
Isn't that/it/this correct? :tick:
=> used when in doubt
Re: This is ----- isn't this correct? or- isnt it correct? or - isn't that correct?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Soup 
CSR: This is the spelling I have, S-M-I-T-H.
Is that (what I just spelled) correct? :tick:
Is it (the spelling) correct? :tick:
Is this (the information I am giving you right now) correct? :tick:
Isn't that/it/this correct? :tick:
=> used when in doubt
Thank you Soup,
Are you implying that these are not tag questions? -- and therefore the negative (isn't) doesn't follow the statement?
Regards,
Arun
Re: This is ----- isn't this correct? or- isnt it correct? or - isn't that correct?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
greystroke Thank you Soup,
Are you implying that these are not tag questions? -- and therefore the negative (isn't) doesn't follow the statement?
Regards,
Arun
These are not question tags.
Re: This is ----- isn't this correct? or- isnt it correct? or - isn't that correct?
Greystroke, these are tags:
1. This is the spelling I have, isn't it?
2. This is the spelling I have, isn't this?
3. This is the spelling I have, is that? :cross:
The last one is ungrammatical, and the other two are not what you would expect to hear when information is being verified. See Post #2.
