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

    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 appreciation: …

  2. 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...

  3. thank you for your understanding/comprehension - WordReference …

    Dec 14, 2008 · Hello again, I've always thought you had to say "thank you for your understanding" (in public announcements or official letters). Lately I came across "thank you for your comprehension". I …

  4. 'Thank yous' VS 'Thank you's' | WordReference Forums

    Nov 20, 2009 · The only context I can think of in which one might write or say thank you's is as the plural of thank you, as in, for instance, Have you said your thank you's? - this is the kind of thing a parent …

  5. 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.

  6. What is the purpose of using the word "why" in "why, thank you"?

    I sometimes have heard somebody replying with Why, thank you. instead of Thank you. What is the meaning of the first phrase? What is the difference between the two phrases?

  7. punctuation - Thanks & Thank you followed by a comma or a period as …

    Jan 20, 2015 · If we use the words "Thanks" or "Thank you" (on a line by itself) at the end of a correspondence -- in the absence of a complimentary closing (such as "Sincerely,") -- do we follow …

  8. 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 …

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

    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 plural.

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

    Aug 24, 2016 · 4 I constantly hear the expression "Thank you very much indeed" in the BBC, both TV and radio. However, I never listen to it on day-to-day conversation, either formal or informal. …