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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Greeting(s) with or without 's'?

If someone greets you on a special occasion, do we reply:

Thank you for the greeting.
Thanks you for the greetings.

I wonder if the word 'greetings' should always be in plural form with an 's' in the above context.
Thanks in advance for your response.
  

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If someone greets you on a special occasion, you don't normally say "Thank you for the greeting" but you reply his/her greeting. " or if someone says,"Welcome to my party/my house" You simply reply him/her by saying, "Thank you so much for having me here". If someone says "How do you do" you have to say "How do you do", etc.

— Andrewaffidon

  • If someone greets you on a special occasion, you don't normally say "Thank you for the greeting" but you reply his/her greeting.
  • " or if someone says,"Welcome to my party/my house" You simply reply him/her by saying, "Thank you so much for having me here".
  • If someone says "How do you do" you have to say "How do you do", etc.
  • but if you choose to say it, you should say "Thank you for your greeting".
  • Since the implied subject is "I", therefore the verb "thank" should stay in the basic form.
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If someone greets you on a special occasion, you don't normally say "Thank you for the greeting" but you reply his/her greeting. For example someone greets you with "Nice to meet you" You have to reply with "Nice to meet you, too." or if someone says,"Welcome to my party/my house" You simply reply him/her by saying, "Thank you so much for having me here". If someone says "How do you do" you have
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Thank you, andrewaffidon, for your explanation. I really appreciate it. Great help. Emotion: smile
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sure..
glad to help you!
:-)
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