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Cp2gd Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

I'm much obliged/ I'm much obliged for

Hello,

This expression "I'm much obliged / I'm much obliged for...", how common is it across english speaking countries? Is is reasonable to use it just to say "Thank you"?

Thanks,

Rui.
  

Top answer

It is not used so frequently anymore. Yes, the (usually) shortened form 'much obliged' means 'thank you'.

— Mister Micawber

  • It is not used so frequently anymore.
  • Yes, the (usually) shortened form 'much obliged' means 'thank you'.
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It is not used so frequently anymore. Yes, the (usually) shortened form 'much obliged' means 'thank you'.
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It's quite often heard in US cowboy movies, so I suppose it was common during the 19th century.

[Can't you just hear John Wayne saying, "Much obliged for the fine hospitality, ma'am"!]
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This is just "good ole boy talk"~County folks still use it throughout the mid-west and south.
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There are some geographical areas, like the Southern US, where "much obliged" is preferred to "thank you." "Much obliged" says that the speaker now feels a bond with the one he is grateful to, and to "thank" him would be to excuse himself of that bond. So if you want to express that you are willing to exchange further favors with the person you are grateful to, "much obliged" would be more effec
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