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Trailing interjection? "So, I'll just take that, then" Is the "then" now? Should it be "than" because I'm taking it rather than you?

English Language & Usage Asked on September 30, 2021

This question Are constructions like "That's me out, then" primarily British rather than American? is more about "that’s"

This question’s answers When a person replies with a sentence starting with "then"/"than", should it be then or than? are very close, but the "then" is almost a conjunction there, not an offhand interjection

Related, the "yes", "right", "no", "ja", and "okay" in

  • The one around the corner, yes?
  • And we’ll meet again on Tuesday, right?
  • We don’t want to be too hasty, no?
  • We’ve covered this topic before, ja?
  • So we will only stay a little while, okay?

do not read like classic question-tags as they do not use a form of "to be". They might confirmatory or leading

This is not in the form of a question, but it feels the same to me

  • We’ll see you at the party, then

Even when the sentence has a question mark, sometimes it’s not really asking (allofunctional implicature); I just want to know what that last word is called and if it should ever be "than"

Cheers

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