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Innertide Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Thanking the unknown?

Hello,
What is the correct way of thanking someone whose identity and/or name is unknown?
"Thank you anonymous" or "Thank you the anonym" ?

Thanks.
Hamed
  

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In most cases, just say 'Thank you'. Clive

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In most cases, just say 'Thank you'.

Clive
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Thanks Clive.
I also have heard people saying "Thank you, beautiful" wherein "beautiful" is an adjective and I get the impression that a noun is what is required as in "Thank you, beautiful girl/angel".
I suppose, using "beauty" or "belle" is also grammatically correct. Please correct me if I am mistaken.
Thanks.
Hamed
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innertideI also have heard people saying "Thank you, beautiful" wherein "beautiful" is an adjective and I get the impression that a noun is what is required as in "Thank you, beautiful girl/angel".I suppose, using "beauty" or "belle" is also grammatically correct. Please correct me if I am mistaken.
Absolutely not if you know neither name nor identity! Those
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Mister MicawberAbsolutely not if you know neither name nor identity! Those terms are reserved for intimates—your girlfriend or your children!
Thank you. That is definitely understandable.
Apart from the appropriateness of social behavior and rules of conduct, my inquiry was about conforming to the rules of grammar. I was wondering if it is grammatically co
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innertideApart from the appropriateness of social behavior and rules of conduct, my inquiry was about conforming to the rules of grammar. I was wondering if it is grammatically correct to say "Thank you beautiful" or "Thank you anonymous".
I'm afraid that those are all part and parcel of the language. You need to post unremarkable examples if you wish to exam
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Mister MicawberYou need to post unremarkable examples if you wish to examine a grammar point
Thank you Mister Micawber. I do not have any more common examples in my mind than the ones I have heard in movies.
Mister Micawberresponders can be mightily distracted by your other mistakes.
Do you earlier posts contain mistakes b
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innertideDo you earlier posts contain mistakes by which respondents may be distracted?
Not mistakes necessarily, but many learners have posted strange sentences indeed over the years—and expected us to ignore their oddity.
innertideI do not have any more common examples in my mind than the ones I have heard in movies.
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