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Olive olive 495 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Conversational phrase

Thank you for the wait ...... i know this may be grammatically uncommon, but is it altogether incorrect?

  

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olive olive 495 Thank you for the wait That does not mean what you intend. " "Wait" can be used as a noun. Example: We got in a long line to buy tickets to a concert.

  • olive olive 495 Thank you for the wait That does not mean what you intend.
  • " "Wait" can be used as a noun.
  • Example: We got in a long line to buy tickets to a concert.
  • The wait was long, but worth it.
  • We managed to get seats in the third row.
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olive olive 495Thank you for the wait

That does not mean what you intend. You need to say: "Thank you for waiting."

"Wait" can be used as a noun. Example:

We got in a long line to buy tickets to a concert. The wait was long, but worth it. We managed to get seats in the third row.

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Thank you for clarifying. Does the statement affect understanding in a conversation? Will usage affect understanding or possibly result to an adverse reaction?

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