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To: Silly

When I say “thank-you” to my teens’ friends, they respond “no problem”. I usually respond “do you mean you’re welcome”?...to which they respond, “yes you’re welcome”. I’m now getting the same “no problem” response from some adults!


67 posted on 05/29/2007 3:57:21 AM PDT by OldBlondBabe
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To: OldBlondBabe

You have to vigilant or these phrases will find their way into your own speech, without your even realizing it. I became aware that I had been responding to a “thank you” with “no problem” after reading one of these threads. Maybe it’s futile to fight against changes in usage in the English language - there’s nothing inherently magic about the phrase “you’re welcome”.


193 posted on 05/29/2007 6:59:19 AM PDT by -YYZ-
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To: OldBlondBabe

Or, when teens say, “My mom gots a new car.” AAAAGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!


394 posted on 05/29/2007 2:13:33 PM PDT by no dems ( Dear God, how much longer are you going to let Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd live?)
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