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Teo Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Thank you a lot. (American English)
In Google,
1. Thank you very much. 15,600,000
2. Thanks a lot. 5,190,000
3. Thanks very much. 2,670,000
4. Thank you a lot. 123,000
According to Practical English Usage, 2005, #4 is not acceptable in British English.
Is it acceptable in American English?
Thank you so very much for your reply!
1. Thank you very much. 15,600,000
2. Thanks a lot. 5,190,000
3. Thanks very much. 2,670,000
4. Thank you a lot. 123,000
According to Practical English Usage, 2005, #4 is not acceptable in British English.
Is it acceptable in American English?
Thank you so very much for your reply!
Top answer
I'm not a native, but I only use #1and #2.
- I'm not a native, but I only use #1and #2.
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Hi Teo,
"Thanks much" is also one of the ways to thank, but I am not sure if it is formal or informal.
"Thanks much" is also one of the ways to thank, but I am not sure if it is formal or informal.
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TeoIn Google,Thanks much. 1,340,000
1. Thank you very much. 15,600,000
2. Thanks a lot. 5,190,000
3. Thanks very much. 2,670,000
4. Thank you a lot. 123,000
Thank you much. 200,000
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Teo,
No. I don't consider "Thank you a lot" acceptable in American English.
CJ
No. I don't consider "Thank you a lot" acceptable in American English.
CJ
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Teo1. Thank you very much. 15,600,000Many thanks 14,200,000
2. Thanks a lot. 5,190,000
3. Thanks very much. 2,670,000
4. Thank you a lot. 123,000
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Hi,
Despite the hits, these sound very odd to me.
Thanks much.
Thank you much.
For Heaven's sake, who are these people who are constantly writing poor English on the Internet? How can they be so prolific, do they never sleep?
Best wishes, Clive
Despite the hits, these sound very odd to me.
Thanks much.
Thank you much.
For Heaven's sake, who are these people who are constantly writing poor English on the Internet? How can they be so prolific, do they never sleep?
Best wishes, Clive
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CliveDespite the hits, these sound very odd to me.Thanks very much/Thank you very much.
Thanks much.
Thank you much.
For Heaven's sake, who are these people who are constantly writing poor English on the Internet? How can they be so prolific, do they never sleep?
all domains 2,630,000/14,700,000=0.178
com 1,520,000/6,
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Hi Paco,
I was talking about Thanks much / Thank you much. You are talking about Thanks very much / Thank you very much. I guess you realize that?
As far as this matter is concerned, only Gutenberg.org is a reliable corpus. I'm not familiar with this site. Why do y
I was talking about Thanks much / Thank you much. You are talking about Thanks very much / Thank you very much. I guess you realize that?
As far as this matter is concerned, only Gutenberg.org is a reliable corpus. I'm not familiar with this site. Why do y
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CliveI was talking about Thanks much / Thank you much. You are talking about Thanks very much / Thank you very much. I guess you realize that?Yes, I noticed it. But to me "thanks very much" also sounds ungrammatical. Do you disagree?CliveAs
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Hi,
... to me "thanks very much" also sounds ungrammatical. Do you disagree?
I definitely disagree! I'd say this is said all the time, and is perfectly normal. It's a standard phrase.
"Gutenberg.org" is an online collection of English books ever published. I always check grammaticality of any sentences with this corpus.
... to me "thanks very much" also sounds ungrammatical. Do you disagree?
I definitely disagree! I'd say this is said all the time, and is perfectly normal. It's a standard phrase.
"Gutenberg.org" is an online collection of English books ever published. I always check grammaticality of any sentences with this corpus.
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