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  1. word usage - Difference between "Thanking you" and "Thank you ...

    I always use in my letter "Thanking you in advance for your time and consideration." But one of my colleagues said thanking you was not correct usage of English, it should be thank you. So my ques...

  2. "Thanks" or "thank you"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 13, 2011 · 8 Thanks is another way of saying thank you. The difference is that thanks is a noun used for An expression of gratitude: "Festivals were held to give thanks for the harvest." A feeling of …

  3. OK, thank you or yes, thank you. - WordReference Forums

    Jul 17, 2017 · Yeah, thanks! Sure, thanks! Or even: Great, thanks! "OK, thanks." sounds to me like something you would say when someone gave you a piece of information that you had requested. A: …

  4. idioms - “Thank you very much” vs. “Thank you so much” - English ...

    9 Thank you so much is becoming way over used and doesn’t come off as genuine anymore. It’s almost as if everyone were hypnotized into saying Thank you so much instead of the good old Thanks a lot.

  5. What is an alternative for "thank you"? - English Language & Usage ...

    22 "Thank you" is serviceable in all contexts. Since it is so common, though, it may not feel like enough. In that case, you can say "I appreciate your help" or "Thank you so much" or "I'm very grateful" — …

  6. Thank you, dears. - WordReference Forums

    Oct 18, 2024 · Is "thank you, dears" a standard English expression? Dear is an adjective, not a noun, and an adjective cannot have a plural form. Shouldn't it be corrected as Thank you, everyone?

  7. "Thank you all" — wrong or right? - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Dec 10, 2012 · 5 "Thank you all" is correct because the "I" is implied. The verb "to thank" is correctly conjugated as "thank" for the subject "I." Correct as is! The word "you", in English, can be singular or …

  8. Usage of "Indeed" in "Thank you very much indeed"

    Aug 24, 2016 · So I'd say that "thank you very much indeed" should be reserved for extraordinary circumstances. I don't know about snobbery: snobbery isn't even the right word for what the OP is …

  9. Should there be a comma after "no" in "no thank you"?

    Sep 4, 2015 · I understand why you ask the question, but a comma is seldom placed there. The expression no thank you is so common that it is treated as a conjoined idiom. The only time a …

  10. Is it correct to say thank you someone's name? - WordReference Forums

    Apr 10, 2017 · Hi all, Just wanted to know whether it is correct to say thank you someone's name? E.g. Thank you Roger. I got confused because we usually say thanks roger or thank you but wanted to …