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"loads of thanks" - ???
Hello!
My colleague at work asked me to publish a weekly report on a corporate web site. Upon completion I responded to her message with just "done!" in the message body. She replied me with "loads of thanks to you". Having never heard of such construction I tried to correct her thinkning of what she had really meant was "Lots of thanks" or "Thanks a lot". However I later received her point of view stating that: (below there is a part of her message)
Ok I'll try to explain u what I meant my phrase that sounded like "loads of thanks" is equal to your one "lots of thanks" - its not a mistake however "loads" means much more than "lots" its a bit from the spoken british language I used this one just to emphasize how much I appreciated you'd done it so fast - good job
My question is:
Is she right or wrong? Do you guys either in Great Britain or in the U.S. use this weird construction "loads of thanks" ?
TIA, Vsevolod
My colleague at work asked me to publish a weekly report on a corporate web site. Upon completion I responded to her message with just "done!" in the message body. She replied me with "loads of thanks to you". Having never heard of such construction I tried to correct her thinkning of what she had really meant was "Lots of thanks" or "Thanks a lot". However I later received her point of view stating that: (below there is a part of her message)
Ok I'll try to explain u what I meant my phrase that sounded like "loads of thanks" is equal to your one "lots of thanks" - its not a mistake however "loads" means much more than "lots" its a bit from the spoken british language I used this one just to emphasize how much I appreciated you'd done it so fast - good job 
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Me too wish you - a nice day
My question is:Is she right or wrong? Do you guys either in Great Britain or in the U.S. use this weird construction "loads of thanks" ?
TIA, Vsevolod
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[nq:1]Is she right or wrong? S. [/nq] Yes.
- [nq:1]Is she right or wrong?
- S.
- [/nq] Yes.
- It's a colloquialism.
- You may also hear: "many thanks".
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[nq:1]Is she right or wrong? Do you guys either in Great Britain or in the U.S. use this weird construction "loads of thanks" ?[/nq]
Yes. It's a colloquialism.
You may also hear: "many thanks". "thank you much", "thank you muchly", "thanks a bunch", "heaps of thanks" and "thanks a heap"
Yes. It's a colloquialism.
You may also hear: "many thanks". "thank you much", "thank you muchly", "thanks a bunch", "heaps of thanks" and "thanks a heap"
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[nq:2]Is she right or wrong? Do you guys either in Great Britain or in the U.S. use this weird construction "loads of thanks" ?[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes. It's a colloquialism. You may also hear: "many thanks". "thank you much", "thank you muchly", "thanks a bunch", "heaps of thanks" and "thanks a heap"[/nq]
Not forgetting, "thanks a million". m.
[nq:1]Yes. It's a colloquialism. You may also hear: "many thanks". "thank you much", "thank you muchly", "thanks a bunch", "heaps of thanks" and "thanks a heap"[/nq]
Not forgetting, "thanks a million". m.
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[nq:2] Yes. It's a colloquialism. You may also hear: "many ... "thanks a bunch", "heaps of thanks" and "thanks a heap"[/nq]
[nq:1]Not forgetting, "thanks a million". m. And 'thanks a bucket'.[/nq]
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[nq:1]Not forgetting, "thanks a million". m. And 'thanks a bucket'.[/nq]
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[nq:2]Is she right or wrong? Do you guys either in Great Britain or in the U.S. use this weird construction "loads of thanks" ?[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes. It's a colloquialism. You may also hear: "many thanks". "thank you much", "thank you muchly", "thanks a bunch", "heaps of thanks" and "thanks a heap" You ever noticed how you never hear 'tanks of thanks'? Hey, I'm writing my own *** Valdez jokes.[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes. It's a colloquialism. You may also hear: "many thanks". "thank you much", "thank you muchly", "thanks a bunch", "heaps of thanks" and "thanks a heap" You ever noticed how you never hear 'tanks of thanks'? Hey, I'm writing my own *** Valdez jokes.[/nq]
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