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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Plural of the term Thank You

Can the term "thank you" be plural? If so, is it written thank yous?
  

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As a noun meaning an instance of thanking someone, yes, it can have a plural "thank yous". "

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As a noun meaning an instance of thanking someone, yes, it can have a plural "thank yous". For example:

"We said our thank yous and left."
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Hi,



I'd use a hyphen, ie thank-yous



But I see it as casual English.

In less casual English, I'd say something like

We thanked everyone and left.



Clive

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