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Karen15 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Thank you / Thanks

Hello,

Most people say "thanks" either their audience is singular or plural. But I always say "thank you" to thank a singular audience. Does it sound weird, not-friendly, etc?

Thanks.
  

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"thanks" is a bit more informal than "thank you", that's all. If you like to use "thank you", that's fine, either to a single person or a group of people. To a group, you can also say "thank you all".

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  • "thanks" is a bit more informal than "thank you", that's all.
  • If you like to use "thank you", that's fine, either to a single person or a group of people.
  • To a group, you can also say "thank you all".
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"thanks" is a bit more informal than "thank you", that's all. If you like to use "thank you", that's fine, either to a single person or a group of people. To a group, you can also say "thank you all".
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GPY"thanks" is a bit more informal than "thank you", that's all. If you like to use "thank you", that's fine, either to a single person or a group of people. To a group, you can also say "thank you all".
Thank you so much.
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Karen15Most people say "thanks" either whether their audience is singular or plural.
Think of "thanks" as a plural noun. "I give you thanks".
Karen15I always say "thank you" to thank a singular audience.
You can use "Thank you" for any audience, singular or plural.
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