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Stillwater436 Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
Cheers
I had lived in America for a few years before I came to Britain just a month ago. Interestingly I noticed that people here use "cheers" in place of "Thank you" or "You're welcome". I asked local people here why and everybody told me that cheers is another way to say thank you. I remember American friends told me that cheers at the end of an email meant good-bye. It's a simple word but so confusing. Anyone could explain it usage and its origin? Thanks a lot.
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"Cheers" has at least 3 meanings that I know of: 'Thank you', 'goodbye', and to express good wishes when raising your glass before drinking. ]"
- "Cheers" has at least 3 meanings that I know of: 'Thank you', 'goodbye', and to express good wishes when raising your glass before drinking.
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"Cheers" has at least 3 meanings that I know of: 'Thank you', 'goodbye', and to express good wishes when raising your glass before drinking.
As for the origin of the word "cheer" - according to a dictionary:
"ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French "chiere" ‘face,’ from late Latin "cara", from Greek "kara" ‘head.’ The original sense was [face,] hence [expression, mood,] later specifi
As for the origin of the word "cheer" - according to a dictionary:
"ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French "chiere" ‘face,’ from late Latin "cara", from Greek "kara" ‘head.’ The original sense was [face,] hence [expression, mood,] later specifi
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I believe the British also use "cheerio" to mean "good-bye" or "job well done" (something like that).
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