Hey, Brits..."Ta..."

[George K]

Finished "Line of Duty" the other day, and I saw many of the characters ending a sentence with "ta."

I get "innit", but this has me confused. What's the context of using this?

[Mik]

I think its kind of a short goodbye.

[Doctor Phibes]

I've never seen the show, but 'Ta' is normally short for 'thankyou' -

[Doctor Phibes]

@mik said in Hey, Brits..."Ta...":

I think its kind of a short goodbye.

I guess it could be short for 'ta-ra', which means goodbye. Ta-ta is also good-bye.

[George K]

@doctor-phibes said in Hey, Brits..."Ta...":

I've never seen the show

You'd like it.

[Doctor Phibes]

@george-k said in Hey, Brits..."Ta...":

@doctor-phibes said in Hey, Brits..."Ta...":

I've never seen the show

You'd like it.

I'll need to start watching it - I've been at a bit of a loose end since finishing The Expanse for the second time. I like a good British crime show.

[George K]

@doctor-phibes said in Hey, Brits..."Ta...":

I like a good British crime show.

It's very good. There's an arc that spans all 5 seasons you can watch on HULU. But, every season is pretty stand-alone with a "hey wait until we tell you next year!" ending. Exceptionally "procedural."

If you have a hard time with the accent, I recommend turning on the subtitles.

[Doctor Phibes]

I've just watched Series 1, Episode 1, and I think I may be hooked.

I managed to struggle through without subtitles, although that Irish bloke has a bit of a brogue.

[Horace]

“Ta da” is used by exhibitionists.

[George K]

@doctor-phibes said in Hey, Brits..."Ta...":

I've just watched Series 1, Episode 1, and I think I may be hooked.

I managed to struggle through without subtitles, although that Irish bloke has a bit of a brogue.

LOL

it gets a much more interesting.

Without spoiling, just pay attention to “H”.

[Doctor Phibes]

@horace said in Hey, Brits..."Ta...":

“Ta da” is used by exhibitionists.

Maybe in California.

There are no exhibitionists in England.

[Mik]

@doctor-phibes said in Hey, Brits..."Ta...":

I've never seen the show, but 'Ta' is normally short for 'thankyou' -

You are right. I misremembered.