Thank you, teacher vs Thank you, Teacher
Please see the following. One of the English teachers on Facebook gave the following sentences and said only the last one is correct. But I think only the second one is OK. I'd like to get your opinion on this.
Thank you teacher. ?
Thank you, teacher.?
Thank you Teacher. ?
Thank you, Teacher. ?
Top answer
It depends whether you consider "teacher" to be a proper noun ( Teacher ), or not ( teacher ). I think we need to think of this as a culture-dependent word. In most English-speaking countries we don't use that form of address at all, so the question never comes up for us.
- It depends whether you consider "teacher" to be a proper noun ( Teacher ), or not ( teacher ).
- I think we need to think of this as a culture-dependent word.
- In most English-speaking countries we don't use that form of address at all, so the question never comes up for us.
- CJ
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It depends whether you consider "teacher" to be a proper noun (Teacher), or not (teacher).
I think we need to think of this as a culture-dependent word. In most English-speaking countries we don't use that form of address at all, so the question never comes up for us.
CJ
0"Teacher", with a capital, is correct in this case. You are addressing someone as "Teacher", so it is a title, a substitute for a name, and hence needing a capital just like "Thank you, Mrs Smith" for instance. Compare with "I thanked the teacher", where "teacher" is an ordinary common noun.
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