I know
I lived in Swansea for many years, it was always 'is it?' as in 'going down the shops, is it?' It was more of a lead in for my own pedantry
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Sun 8 Jan 2012, 14:55,
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true...but you might also say,
"Battenburg is a lovely cake, isn't it?"
is it? would not be appropriate in this context
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Sun 8 Jan 2012, 15:09,
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is it? would not be appropriate in this context