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The Kings English - verbal pet peeves
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<blockquote data-quote="WhymeMom?" data-source="post: 233430" data-attributes="member: 53"><p>I speak the phrase "No problem" in reference to my own perception that what you are thanking me for was no problem for me to perform...... never even looked at it as a point of annoyance, but will be more aware in the future of when I say it or how I say it......</p><p>I wonder if the reason it may be annoying or ambivalent is that it is shortened and loses it's meaning...... it becomes email or text "speech"...... sending the implication that I am in a hurry and don't have time to answer you properly? But then some people don't really expect a response to Thank you......</p><p>Just as an aside..... we went to a resort many years ago and whenever we thanked one of the staff, their reply was always....."Are there any other resort services we can provide?" Obviously they were trained to reply in this manner, but it came to be a standing joke in our family...... when I did something for someone and they thanked me I replied: And are there any other resort services I can provide?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WhymeMom?, post: 233430, member: 53"] I speak the phrase "No problem" in reference to my own perception that what you are thanking me for was no problem for me to perform...... never even looked at it as a point of annoyance, but will be more aware in the future of when I say it or how I say it...... I wonder if the reason it may be annoying or ambivalent is that it is shortened and loses it's meaning...... it becomes email or text "speech"...... sending the implication that I am in a hurry and don't have time to answer you properly? But then some people don't really expect a response to Thank you...... Just as an aside..... we went to a resort many years ago and whenever we thanked one of the staff, their reply was always....."Are there any other resort services we can provide?" Obviously they were trained to reply in this manner, but it came to be a standing joke in our family...... when I did something for someone and they thanked me I replied: And are there any other resort services I can provide? [/QUOTE]
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